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Han Kang

Author of The Vegetarian

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Han Kang was born on November 27, 1970 in Gwangju, South Korea. She studied Korean literature at Yonsei University. She teaches creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. She is an author. Her novels in English include The Vegetarian and Convalescence. Her works published in Korea include A Convict's Love, Mongolian Mark, Fruits of My Woman, The Black Deer, Your Cold Hand, Breath Fighting, and Greek Lessons. She has received several awards including the Yi Sang Literary Prize, the Today's Young Artist Award, the Korean Literature Novel Award, and the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Vegetarian… (more)
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