The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to South Korean author Han Kang, “for her intense poetic prose which confronts historical trauma and exposes the fragility of human life. »
The links between body and soul
In his work, Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible rules and, in each of his works, exposes the fragility of human life. She has a unique awareness of the connections between body and soul, the living and the dead, and, through her poetic and experimental style, she has become an innovator in the field of contemporary prose.
Poetic writing
Han Kang, born in 1970, is best known for her novel “The Vegetarian,” which won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016. The book brought international attention to her work and contemporary Korean literature.
Han Kang is also the author of other notable novels, such as “Greek Lessons” and “Human Deeds”. His writing is often described as poetic, intense and tackling complex themes such as violence, identity and the human condition.