South Korean writer Han Kang receives Nobel Prize for Literature

Nobel Prize 2024 In Literature: The Nobel Prize for 2024 in the field of literature was given to South Korean writer Han Kang. He was awarded this honor for his profound poetic prose. His prose highlights the fragility of human life. His books include The Vegetarian, The White Book, Human Acts and Greek Lessons.

Started career in 1993

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang was born in the year 1970 in Gwangju, South Korea. When she was 9 years old, she moved to Seoul with her family. His father is also a renowned novelist. Along with his writing, Han Kang also devoted himself to art and music.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature winner Han Kang began his career in 1993 with the publication of several poems in the Korean magazine Literature and Society. Her prose debut began in 1995 with the short story collection Love of Yeosu (in Korean). Both novels and short stories came soon after.

Han Kang’s international novels

Han Kang’s major international novels include The Vegetarian. These poems were written in three parts, in which violent consequences have been mentioned. The hero of this story decides not to eat meat and after this he has to face different reactions.

Earlier on Wednesday (9 October 2024), scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on proteins. So far, 121 people have received the Nobel Prize in the field of literature, out of which 18 are women. Rabindranath Tagore is the only Indian who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He received this award in 1913.

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