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[Kim Seong-kon] The Nobel Prize in Literature and the task of translation

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[Kim Seong-kon] The Nobel Prize in Literature and the task of translation
Article
https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241015050748
Journal
The Korea Herald
Issued Date
October 16, 2024
Page
3
Language
English(English)
Country
SOUTH KOREA
City
-
Book
The Vegetarian , Human Acts
Writer
Han Kang
Translator
Deborah Smith

About the Author

Han Kang
  • Han Kang
  • Birth : 1970 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kang
  • Family Name : Han
  • Korean Name : 한강
  • ISNI : 0000000054537103
  • Works : 166
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The news that novelist Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature came as a wonderful surprise to the Korean people. We feel it's been a long time coming: Whereas Japan already has three Nobel laureates in literature and China has two, Korea had none until last week. At last, Korea has become a country with a Nobel Prize winner in literature.

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