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Han Kang

Han Kang (born 1970) is a South Korean writer, novelist and poet.

Also recorded as Han Gang

Han Kang

Han Kang of South Korea, 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the press conference during the 2024 Nobel Prize week in Stockholm, Sweden

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Born
1970 · Gwangju.
Nationality
South Korea
Occupation
writer · novelist · poet
Fields
Korean literature · Korean poetry
Education
Yonsei University
Known for
The Vegetarian · Human Acts · Greek Lessons · The White Book · We Do Not Part
Honours
Yi Sang Literary Award · International Booker Prize · Premio Malaparte · Prix Médicis étranger · Nobel Prize in Literature · Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
Languages
Korean

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