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South Korean Author Han Kang Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

South Korean Author Han Kang Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

Han Kang, 53, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for her intense, poetic prose, her works like The Vegetarian and Human Acts delve into historical trauma and human vulnerability. Born in Gwangju, South Korea, she moved to Seoul at the age of 10. She studied Korean literature at Yonsei University. Her debut was in 1993 with poems in Literature and Society. She won the Seoul Shinmun contest in 1994. Her first short story collection, Love of Yeosu, was published in 1995. She participated in the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 1998.

Insight: Han Kang's prose, rich with empathy and metaphor, bridges the body and soul, the living and the dead. Her unique style innovates contemporary literature.

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