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Han Kang's alma mater Yonsei University celebrates writer's Nobel Prize win

Han Kang's alma mater Yonsei University bustled with pride following the author winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, with banners adorned across the campus and students celebrating.

2024-10-11

Han Kang books sell out across Korea after Nobel Prize win

Since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang's books have seen a surge in sales, prompting major bookstores to rush reprints.

2024-10-11

Han Kang's Nobel Prize 'cause for national celebration,' says culture minister

"Just as much as the award is Han Kang's personal achievement, it is also a win for Korea's publishing industry and the entire country," Yu said at the Korea Press Center in Jongno District, central Seoul.

2024-10-11

Screen, stage adaptations of Han Kang's works likely after Nobel win

Han Kang's Nobel Prize victory has sparked expectations that her literature will be adapted for the screen and stage.

2024-10-11

Han Kang's father attributes Nobel Prize to 'delicate, beautiful and sad' writing

The father of Han Kang, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, said on Friday that his daughter’s achievement was sooner than expected and attributed the achievement to her writing technique — extremely delicate, beautiful and sad.

2024-10-11

'I read the book in the military': BTS's V, RM and more celebs congratulate Nobel winner Han Kang

Celebrities, including BTS members V and RM, congratulated Korean author Han Kang on her Nobel Prize in Literature win on Thursday.

2024-10-11

How one photograph inspired Nobel laureate Han Kang's world of literature

For nearly three decades, Han has maintained themes of historical trauma and human fragility in her more than 20 published works.

2024-10-11

Han Kang's 'first reactions' after the Nobel Prize win

Korean author Han Kang, the 2024 Nobel Prize winner, expressed surprise and honor, planning to celebrate quietly with tea and her son in Seoul.

2024-10-11

President, politicians from across the aisle congratulate Han Kang on Nobel Prize

President Yoon Suk Yeol called author Han Kang’s Nobel Prize a “historic achievement for Korean literature and a national milestone that all Koreans should celebrate” in a congratulatory message Thursday evening.

2024-10-10

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Han Kang inspired by Korea’s traumatic past

From her early works to the present, Han has persistently explored human violence, the resulting wounds from such violence and the tragedy of life.

2024-10-10