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‘The Vegetarian', a Surreal South Korean Novel

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Article
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/books/the-vegetarian-a-surreal-south-korean-novel.html?_r=0
Journal
The New York Times
Issued Date
February 02, 2016
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
-
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 : 161
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  • English(English)

When Han Kang’s surreal, violent novel “The Vegetarian” was published in South Korea nearly a decade ago, literary critics found it baffling. The story stars an unhinged heroine who believes she’s turning into a tree, and features some of the strangest erotic passages in literature. (In one unforgettable scene, Ms. Han renders clichéd sexual metaphors about flowering plants and protruding pistils quite literally.) Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/books/the-vegetarian-a-surreal-south-korean-novel.html?_r=0

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