The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.

In her oeuvre, Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life.

She is the first Asian woman to win the prize, joining the continent's other notable laureates like India's Rabindranath Tagore and Japan's Kazuo Ishiguro.

STOCKHOLM: South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life", the award-giving body said on Thursday (Oct 10). The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedi

Sweden , Oct 10: The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called her “intense poetic prose.”

Nobel Prize 2024: South Korean writer Han Kang, was awarded 2024 the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."

South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024 for her intense poetic prose.

STOCKHOLM: Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterised by the correspondence...

This prestigious accolade marks a significant moment for Asian literature on the global stage.

The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Han becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel literature prize. Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han’s […]

London: South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. In a significant recognition for Asian literature, the Swedish Academy recognised and honoured Han’s “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Han, born in 1970 in Gwangju, had unique ability to blend the physical […]

The Nobel Prize is considered the world's most prestigious award for writing.

Han Kang is a distinguished author in South Korea who has previously won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for 'The Vegetarian'. She comes from a literary background as her father was also a reputed novelist and began her career in 1993 with a short story collection.

South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what the Nobel committee called “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han’s “physical empathy for the vulnerable, often female lives” of…

Han Kang is the first South Korean winner and only the 18th woman to win the Nobel literature prize.

South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for her powerful prose that confronts historical trauma and the fragility of human life.

Han won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for "The Vegetarian"

South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," the award-giving body said.

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1…

Han Kang's work confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas

STOCKHOLM: Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterised by the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as...