Han Kang
South Korean writer
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| 2024 | Awarded the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts and the Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for We Do Not Part. |
| 2024 | Han Kang publicly stated that she had been divorced from Hong Yong-hee, a literary critic and professor, for many years. |
| 2024 | Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making history as the first Asian woman and first Korean to receive this honor. |
| 2024 | Awarded the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts and the Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for We Do Not Part. |
| 2024 | Han Kang publicly stated that she had been divorced from Hong Yong-hee, a literary critic and professor, for many years. |
| 2024 | Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making history as the first Asian woman and first Korean to receive this honor. |
| November 2024 | Han Kang stepped down from managing the bookstore in Seoul that she had run with her son since 2018. |
| November 2024 | Han Kang stepped down from managing the bookstore in Seoul that she had run with her son since 2018. |
| November 18 2024 | Short story 'Heavy Snow' published in The New Yorker. |
| November 18 2024 | Short story 'Heavy Snow' published in The New Yorker. |
| July 2024 | The Vegetarian placed 49th in The New York Times '100 Best Books of the 21st century'. |
| July 2024 | The Vegetarian placed 49th in The New York Times '100 Best Books of the 21st century'. |
| 2023 | Han Kang published 'The Middle Voice', an excerpt from her novel Greek Lessons |
| 2023 | The French translation of 'We Do Not Part' won the Prix Médicis Étranger. |
| 2023 | Elected a Royal Society of Literature International Writer. |
| 2023 | Published 'Greek Lessons', translated into English by Deborah Smith and E Yaewon. |
| 2023 | Han Kang published 'The Middle Voice', an excerpt from her novel Greek Lessons |
| 2023 | Elected a Royal Society of Literature International Writer. |
| 2023 | The French translation of 'We Do Not Part' won the Prix Médicis Étranger. |
| 2023 | Published 'Greek Lessons', translated into English by Deborah Smith and E Yaewon. |
| 2021 | Published the novel 'We Do Not Part', which explores the 1948-49 Jeju uprising. |
| 2021 | Published the novel 'We Do Not Part', which explores the 1948-49 Jeju uprising. |
| 2019 | Awarded the San Clemente Literary Prize for The Vegetarian. |
| 2019 | Awarded the San Clemente Literary Prize for The Vegetarian. |
| May 2019 | Delivered the manuscript 'Dear Son, My Beloved' for the Future Library project in a symbolic ceremony where she dragged a white cloth through the forest and wrapped it around the manuscript, referencing Korean cultural practices of using white cloth for both babies and mourning gowns. |
| May 2019 | Delivered the manuscript 'Dear Son, My Beloved' for the Future Library project in a symbolic ceremony where she dragged a white cloth through the forest and wrapped it around the manuscript, referencing Korean cultural practices of using white cloth for both babies and mourning gowns. |
| 2018 | Her novel 'The White Book' was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. |
| 2018 | Han Kang and her son opened a bookstore in Seoul, which they managed together. |
| 2018 | Chosen as the fifth writer for the Future Library project, with the project's organizer Katie Paterson noting Han's ability to 'expand our view of the world'. |
| 2018 | Concluded her teaching tenure at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. |
| 2018 | Chosen as the fifth writer for the Future Library project, with the project's organizer Katie Paterson noting Han's ability to 'expand our view of the world'. |
| 2018 | Han Kang and her son opened a bookstore in Seoul, which they managed together. |
| 2018 | Her novel 'The White Book' was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. |
| 2018 | Concluded her teaching tenure at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. |
| October 1 2017 | Received the Premio Malaparte in Italy for the Italian translation of 'Human Acts'. |
| October 1 2017 | Received the Premio Malaparte in Italy for the Italian translation of 'Human Acts'. |
| 2016 | Won the International Booker Prize for her novel The Vegetarian, becoming the first Korean language novel to receive this prestigious award. |
| 2016 | Won the International Booker Prize for her novel The Vegetarian, becoming the first Korean language novel to receive this prestigious award. |
| January 2016 | Released the novel 'Human Acts' through Portobello Books. |
| January 2016 | Released the novel 'Human Acts' through Portobello Books. |
| 2015 | Received the Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for While One Snowflake Melts. |
| 2015 | Received the Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for While One Snowflake Melts. |
| 2014 | Won the Manhae Literary Award for Human Acts. |
| 2014 | Won the Manhae Literary Award for Human Acts. |
| 2013 | Han Kang published her poetry collection 'I put dinner in the drawer' through Moonji publishing house. |
| 2013 | Han Kang published her poetry collection 'I put dinner in the drawer' through Moonji publishing house. |
| 2011 | Lim Woo-Seong directed 'Scars', a film adaptation of 'Baby Buddha', which Han Kang collaborated on as a screenplay writer. |
| 2011 | Lim Woo-Seong directed 'Scars', a film adaptation of 'Baby Buddha', which Han Kang collaborated on as a screenplay writer. |
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