Winner of the International Booker Prize and San Clemente Literary Award
Rediscover Han Kang's masterpiece, acclaimed worldwide

Han Kang's novel, The Vegetarian, which expanded the presence of Korean literature by winning the International Booker Prize in 2016, is being reissued with a new cover 15 years after its initial publication. This work, which combines the pain of a wounded soul with the intense imagination of plants through a meticulous structure and captivating prose, is a masterpiece that completes the aesthetic of haunting beauty in Han Kang's unique way. The Vegetarian, which won the International Booker Prize with the acclaim, "A solid, precise, and shocking work that will remain in the hearts of readers and perhaps in their dreams for a long time," received international reviews such as "It is likely to cause a stir in American literature while resonating with readers" (New York Times) and "The combination of astonishingly beautiful prose and incredibly violent content is shocking" (The Guardian). It also received the San Clemente Literary Award in Spain in 2018, generating a fervent response worldwide. In Korea, it has sold nearly one million copies to date.

The Vegetarian is a novel centered on 'Yeong-hye', who begins to refuse meat one day and clashes with her family. However, the story is narrated from the perspectives of three characters surrounding Yeong-hye: her husband, brother-in-law, and sister, and Yeong-hye never once holds the position of the main narrator. The patriarchal violence perpetrated in the name of family, and Yeong-hye's plant-like imagination as she resists this violence by fasting to shed her animal nature and become a tree, will resonate deeply with readers of all generations.

Winner of the International Booker Prize and San Clemente Literary Award
Rediscover Han Kang's masterpiece, acclaimed worldwide

Han Kang's novel, The Vegetarian, which expanded the presence of Korean literature by winning the International Booker Prize in 2016, is being reissued with a new cover 15 years after its initial publication. This work, which combines the pain of a wounded soul with the intense imagination of plants through a meticulous structure and captivating prose, is a masterpiece that completes the aesthetic of haunting beauty in Han Kang's unique way. The Vegetarian, which won the International Booker Prize with the acclaim, "A solid, precise, and shocking work that will remain in the hearts of readers and perhaps in their dreams for a long time," received international reviews such as "It is likely to cause a stir in American literature while resonating with readers" (New York Times) and "The combination of astonishingly beautiful prose and incredibly violent content is shocking" (The Guardian). It also received the San Clemente Literary Award in Spain in 2018, generating a fervent response worldwide. In Korea, it has sold nearly one million copies to date.

The Vegetarian is a novel centered on 'Yeong-hye', who begins to refuse meat one day and clashes with her family. However, the story is narrated from the perspectives of three characters surrounding Yeong-hye: her husband, brother-in-law, and sister, and Yeong-hye never once holds the position of the main narrator. The patriarchal violence perpetrated in the name of family, and Yeong-hye's plant-like imagination as she resists this violence by fasting to shed her animal nature and become a tree, will resonate deeply with readers of all generations.

The Vegetarian - Han Kang

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