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[TOTTALY DUBLIN] BOOK REVIEW: THE VEGETARIAN – HAN KANG

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Article
http://totallydublin.ie/more/print/book-review-the-vegetarian-han-kang/
Journal
TOTTALY DUBLIN
Issued Date
April 28, 2015
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Language
English(English)
Country
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Book
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Writer
Han Kang

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)

In The Vegetarian Han Kang ruthlessly targets South Korea’s social codes, using the story of a simple, personal rebellion to expose a callous patriarchy. Yeoung-hye is the titular vegetarian. ‘Completely unremarkable in every way’, according to her salaryman husband, she one day announces her intention to never eat meat again. Her reason is a recurring dream which tortures her with visceral images of blood and gore. Yeoung-hye’s subsequent moral departure from the traditional roles of meat-eater and dutiful wife draw conflict with those around her, who resort to force to restore normality.

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