Greek Lessons by Han Kang 희랍어 시간 . The silence of a woman and the fading light of a man. Greek Lessons by Han Kang, the first Korean recipient of the Man Booker International Prize, is a profoundly introspective novel that explores the delicate intersections of language, loss, and human connection. Life Pattern Korea. This novel tells the story of a woman losing her voice and a man losing his sight, their lives converging in the stillness of Greek lessons. At seventeen, the woman suddenly stops speaking without any discernible cause or warning. The first spark to revive her voice comes from a single French word, foreign yet resonant. Years later, divorced and stripped of custody of her child, she loses her voice again. In her silence, she chooses to study Greek, a language long considered "dead." Life Pattern Korea. It is in her Greek class that she meets a teacher who is gradually losing his vision. While grappling with his own fading world, he becomes drawn to this enigmatic woman, observing her impenetrable silence with both fascination and fear. As their lives intersect, the story delicately portrays the faint imprints they leave on one another, creating a poignant narrative of connection amidst solitude. Life Pattern Korea. The interplay of the woman’s deep silence and the man’s diminishing light unfolds like a black-and-white photograph—minimal yet profound. Much like the ancient Greek language itself, the novel is crafted with precision, its narrative free of excess, yet brimming with meaning. Han Kang weaves an exquisite tapestry of emotions, inviting readers to reflect on fleeting moments, enduring traces, and eternal intersections. Life Pattern Korea. With its restrained yet evocative prose, Greek Lessons is a testament to Han Kang’s ability to distill the essence of existence into powerful storytelling. This novel resonates with timeless beauty, offering a lens into the fragility and resilience of human life. Life Pattern Korea. . Author: 한강 Han Kang Publisher: 문학동네 Munhakdongne (2011) . ! This book introduction is translated by machine translators and may contain mistranslations. For exact information, please refer to the publisher’s official introduction. ! There are ink marks of us and publishers/distributors on the top edge or bottom edge of all the books we sell. This is to check the authenticity of the book and track its distribution path. This is common for Korean bookstores. ! The cover of the book can be changed without notice.
