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The Vegetarian

The Vegetarian
Title Sub
Hardcover
Author
Han Kang
Co-Author
-
Translator
Deborah Smith
Publisher
Hogarth
Published Year
2015
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
채식주의자
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Chaesikjuuija
ISBN
9780553448184
Page
192
Volume
-
Han Kang
  • Han Kang
  • Birth : 1970 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kang
  • Family Name : Han
  • Korean Name : 한강
  • ISNI : 0000000054537103
  • Works : 172
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 813 한강 채-Smi H c.2 LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

A beautiful, unsettling novel about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul
 
Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. 
 
Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.


Source: https://hogarthbooks.com/books/the-vegetarian-tr/the-vegetarian-hc