Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju but moved to Seoul with her family at the age of 9. Han Kang belongs to a literary family.
South Korean writer Han Kang has been announced to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2024. This honor has been given for his poetic prose. His books include 'The Vegetarian, The White Book, Human Acts and Greek Lessons. The Nobel Committee announced this on Thursday. Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee, announced the award here.
Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju but moved to Seoul with her family at the age of 9. Han Kang, 53, belongs to a literary family. His father is also a renowned novelist.
According to the Nobel Committee, Han Kang will be honored for his “profound poetic prose that highlights historical trauma and the fragility of human life.”
Kang was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2016 for his work “The Vegetarian”. “The Vegetarian” is a novel in which one woman's decision to stop eating meat has disastrous consequences.
A total of 116 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in literature since 1901. Four of these awards have been shared among multiple winners. So far 17 women have received this prestigious literary award. The announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prizes began on Monday, when American scientists Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun were announced to be awarded this prestigious award in the field of medicine.
