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A woman going mad, and a radical refusal, in ‘The Vegetarian’

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-woman-going-mad-and-a-radical-refusal-in-the-vegetarian/2016/01/20/9412e5a0-ad6b-11e5-b820-eea4d64be2a1_story.html
Journal
The Washington Post
Issued Date
January 20, 2016
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
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Book
The Vegetarian
Writer
Han Kang
Translator
Deborah Smith

About the Author

  • Han Kang
  • Birth : 1970 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kang
  • Family Name : Han
  • Korean Name : 한강
  • ISNI : 0000000054537103
  • Works : 160
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  • English(English)

If you want a vegetarian meal in Seoul, you might consider trying the Ritz-Carlton, where the waiters have probably been trained not to deride foreigners’ bizarre dining demands. For authentic Korean food, though, you might well be stuck with kimchi, and incredulity. South Koreans are passionate carnivores, as Han Kang is here to confirm in her provocative new novel, “The Vegetarian.”   Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-woman-going-mad-and-a-radical-refusal-in-the-vegetarian/2016/01/20/9412e5a0-ad6b-11e5-b820-eea4d64be2a1_story.html

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