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The White Book by Han Kang review – the fragility of life

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Article
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/02/the-white-book-by-hang-kang-review
Journal
The Guardian
Issued Date
November 02, 2017
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
-
Book
The White Book
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)

Han Kang, the author of 'The Vegetarian' has written a powerful autobiographical meditation on the life and death of a newborn sister. 'The White Book' is a fragmented autobiographical meditation on the death of the unnamed narrator’s baby sister, who died two hours after her birth. Han wisely gives as much value to those heightened two hours of life as she does to her death.

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