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Han Kang's Nobel win: A moment of triumph for Korea as political turmoil continues

Wednesday night marked a rare optimistic moment for Korea — a nation currently mired in political turmoil — as Han Kang, 54, glided across the signature blue carpet of the Stockholm Concert Hall to accept her Nobel Prize in Literature in Sweden.

2024-12-11

Han Kang's Nobel Prize acceptance speech: 'Literature stands in opposition to all acts that destroy life'

Korea’s first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, Han Kang, delivered her acceptance speech at the Nobel Banquet held in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall on Wednesday.

2024-12-11

Author Han Kang receives Nobel Prize in Literature at awards ceremony in Stockholm

Han Kang received the Nobel Prize in Literature award during the 124th Nobel Prize ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden on Wednesday.

2024-12-11

Sci-fi pioneer Bae Myung-hoon wants Korea to embrace the space opera

Korean author Bae Myung-hoon, a pioneer of the modern sci-fi genre, explores themes of nationalism and resilience in his newly translated work, 'The Proposal,' which reflects Korean societal experiences through a space-born narrative.

2024-12-10

Han Kang says 1979 martial law in hometown of Gwangju still affects her

"I told myself I would write a novel that takes another step toward light and warmth [...] but realized that something within was preventing me from writing this novel. Until then, I hadn’t considered writing about Gwangju," Han said Sunday.

2024-12-08

'Truths will be spoken': Nobel winner Han Kang on the necessity of literature

Amid a national crisis back home, Han Kang prepares to accept the Nobel Prize in Literature in Sweden, where she reflected on her career and the importance of finding one's voice, even when hope seems lost.

2024-12-07

Han Kang 'shocked' by martial law, calls it a 'return to the age of control and suppression'

"Just as many other Koreans would have been over the past couple of days, I was shocked that the martial law was declared in the year 2024," she told the press in Stockholm on Friday. "I hope that [we] do not go back to using military force."

2024-12-06

Spanish, Russian translators of Korean books to receive Culture Ministry awards

The translators behind the Korean books "Almond" (2017) and "The Banggakbon Murder Case" (2003) will receive the highest honors at the award ceremony held by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) on Wednesday evening in central Seoul.

2024-12-04

Han Kang to deliver Nobel Prize lecture on Saturday

Han Kang is set to give an hourlong presentation about her literary works at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on Saturday.

2024-12-03

Truth in tales: How illustrator Hanna Cha's dragons symbolize her Korean American experience

Illustrator Hanna Cha's book “The Truth About Dragons” (2023) celebrates the experience of Asian Americans, traversing two distinctly different cultural landscapes — as depicted through the East and the West’s perceptions of dragons.

2024-12-03