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Han Kang: books and prizes

Han Kang is a South Korean writer born in Gwangju who moved with her family to Seoul at the age of nine. She began her career as a poet in 1993 and has since written mainly novels and short stories. The Vegetarian won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016 and she received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.^2,1,3

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1995Love of Yeosu²여수의 사랑short stories
2. 1998Black Deer²검은 사슴novel
3. 2000Fruits of My Woman²내 여자의 열매short stories
4. 2002Your Cold Hands²그대의 차가운 손novel
5. 2007The Vegetarian^2,3채식주의자English translation by Deborah Smith 2015novel
6. 2010The Wind Blows, Go²바람이 분다, 가라novel
7. 2011Greek Lessons²희랍어 시간English translation by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won 2023novel
8. 2012Fire Salamander²노랑무늬영원short stories
9. 2013I Put the Evening in the Drawer²서랍에 저녁을 넣어 두었다poetry
10. 2014Human Acts^2,3소년이 온다English translation by Deborah Smith 2016novel
11. 2016The White Book^2,3흰English translation by Deborah Smith 2017novel
12. 2021We Do Not Part²작별하지 않는다novel

Prizes

1. 2016Man Booker International Prize³For The Vegetarian
2. 2024Nobel Prize in Literature¹For Body of work

Sources

1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Han Kang, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. Nobel Prize Outreach, Han Kang, Bio-bibliography, Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. The Booker Prizes, Han Kang, The Booker Prizes author page (accessed 2026-10-28)