The First Korean Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature! Celebrate Han Kang’s remarkable achievement with this special collector’s edition. This exclusive set features Han Kang’s latest novel We Do Not Part, the autobiographical The White Book, and her debut novel Black Deer. Life Pattern Korea.
In October 2024, Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature—the first Korean recipient—praised for her “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Life Pattern Korea. Her recognition as the first Asian woman and only the eighteenth female laureate in Nobel Literature history adds even more significance to this moment. To commemorate her achievement, three pivotal works spanning her 30-year literary career are presented in this stunning special edition. The design of the Han Kang Special Edition is inspired by the interwoven threads of a white cloth embroidered with the titles of her novels. This imagery reflects the connections, entanglements, breaks, and resolutions within her writing, which constructs a profound world of meaning. Life Pattern Korea. Spinning thread and crafting sentences may seem linear, yet they encapsulate deeply intimate explorations of life, death, and existence while questioning the significance of countless events in our world. This mirrors the temporality of our lives. The set includes three novels along with a limited-edition handwriting notebook. Readers are invited to write out passages from We Do Not Part, The White Book, and Black Deer, savoring the works as they reflect on a year marked by Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize win. Life Pattern Korea.
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Author: 한강 Han Kang Publisher: 문학동네 Munhakdongne (2024)
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