Painted palaces and traditional houses converge with rejuvenated neighbourhoods and modern skyscrapers in South Korea's ...

The translators behind the Korean books "Almond" (2017) and "The Banggakbon Murder Case" (2003) will receive the highest ...

Han, known for her experimental and often disturbing stories that explore human traumas and violence and incorporate the brutal moments of South Korea’s modern history, is the country’s first writer ...

Based on the bronze artefacts of the Warring States Period excavated at Chengba and comparison with historical documents, Chen and Zhou (Reference Weidong and Kehua2021) suggest that the Chengba site ...

The Korean Cultural Center in Paris on Nov. 7 launched the book fair "Miracle of Han Kang" to run through March next year to honor the eponymous writer's historic Nobel Prize in Literature. The event ...

The South Korean government office has partnered with the country’s instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. to host a free taste of Seoul, with the "It's time for K-Culture" initiative. Nongshim and the ...

Chon Soo-yong, the newly appointed president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), vowed to take Korea’s first Nobel Prize in literature by Han Kang as leverage to ground ...

Chon underscored LTI Korea’s crucial role in supporting prominent Korean authors. Notably, Nobel laureate Han Kang has received the most substantial backing, with 1 billion won ($720,000 ...

Han Kang, the first Korean and the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, is set to create another historic moment in Korean literature, as she will be heralded at the upcoming ...

Written by South Korean author Han Kang and translated by British writer Deborah Smith, “The Vegetarian” masterfully explores the lure of volatile human desire by challenging South Korean ...

Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates. South Korean novelist Han Kang, 53, the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature this year, is recognised for ...

The event was an opportunity to give Italian readers the opportunity to hear directly through the voice of Han Kang to better understand the historical background of the novel set during the Gwanju ...