SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Han Kang, this year’s laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature, hopes her novel “Human Acts” will be an access road to understanding the May 18, 1980, pro-democracy people’s uprising in Gwangju to many people. “I was all the more cautious since this novel depicts a real incident,” the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressed gratitude to the translators who have brought her works to readers worldwide. “I believe my works have been translated into 28 or 29 languages, and there are about 50 translators,” she said during [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Han received a diploma and a Nobel medal from Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf during a ceremony Tuesday (local time) at the Concert Hall, a [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju April 3 Peace Memorial, a somber testament to one of South Korea’s darkest chapters, has seen a dramatic surge in visitors following Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize in Literature win for a body of work that includes her novel about the 1948 massacre. According to the Jeju 4.3 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In the week following Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize in Literature win, South Korean bookstores reported a remarkable 40% increase in sales, with older readers leading the buying surge. According to data analyzed by BC Card, major bookstore chains, both online and offline including Kyobo Book Centre, saw their sales [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – When news broke that Han Kang, the 54-year-old novelist who recently won the Nobel Prize in Literature, had received the announcement while having dinner with her son, it reignited interest in a personal anecdote about her decision to have children. The story, which has been circulating on various online communities, [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Nobel economics prize laureates on Monday applauded South Korea’s economic rise, a key subject of their research, but pointed out a set of challenges ahead, including the fast-graying population of Asia’s fourth largest economy. They also drew a stark contrast between the economic backwater of North Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The ripple effects of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize in Literature are being felt far beyond literary circles, reaching into the realm of popular music in South Korea. According to Melon, a major domestic music streaming platform, the song “How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You’re the One I Love” by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Swedish Academy’s announcement on October 10 naming South Korean author Han Kang as the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature has reignited discussions about artistic freedom and political interference in South Korea. The Academy specifically cited Han’s ability to “confront historical trauma” in their decision, notably referencing her [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Han Kang’s historic win of the Nobel Prize in literature marks a major breakthrough for Korean literature, which has been gaining international recognition in recent years. Even before the Nobel triumph, numerous Korean authors had garnered acclaim on the world stage through prestigious international literary awards. Korean writers have [...]