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Han Kang’s Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister

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Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/books/review/han-kang-white-book.html
Journal
The NewYork Times
Issued Date
February 25, 2019
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
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 : 161
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  • English(English)

“The Vegetarian” and “Human Acts” introduced English-language readers to the explosive fiction of the South Korean writer Han Kang. Although her new novel, “The White Book,” occupies a somewhat quieter register, it too is formally daring, emotionally devastating and deeply political. Its relative smallness of scale — a scant 157 pages, cut to fit in the palm of the hand — is deceptive, itself the mark of a supremely confident writer.

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