Han Kang is the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her work explores mourning, loss and ...

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The South Korean writer Han Kang (born in Gwangju on November 27, 1970) is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2024.

South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to experimental novelist Han Kang, making her the first South Korean to win the literature prize.

A slow-burning international literary star who has won multiple awards in South Korea and Europe, Han is the first Asian ...

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