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Greek Lessons: From the International Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian

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McAloon, Jonathan (2016-01-05). "Human Acts by Han Kang, review: 'an emotional triumph' ". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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a b c "Humans As Plants". english.donga.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019 . Retrieved 13 January 2019. In 2023, she published her fourth full-length novel, Greek Lessons. The Atlantic called it a book in which "words are both insufficient and too powerful to tame." [22] Awards [ edit ]Montgomery, Charles (15 November 2015). "Review of Han Kang's (한강) "The Vegetarian" ". www.ktlit.com. KTLit. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016 . Retrieved 7 April 2016. Han revealed in an interview at the Seoul ABC book club (7 November 7, 2015) that she wrote this work in longhand, because too much keyboarding had injured her wrist. Soon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son.For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A dazzling novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the “visionary” ( New York Times Book Review ) author of the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian Alter, Alexandra (17 May 2016), "Han Kang Wins Man Booker International Prize for Fiction With 'The Vegetarian' ", The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 May 2016 , retrieved 17 May 2016 Interview with Han Kang - The White Review". www.thewhitereview.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27 . Retrieved 2018-11-27.

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Han has stated that she suffers periodically from migraines, and credits these migraines with "keeping her humble." [7] Work [ edit ] CORONA, MARCO DEL. "Premio Malaparte ad Han Kang". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.

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