{"id":9027482058970,"title":"채식주의자(The Vegetarian) by 한강(Han Kang): A Novel — Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature (Original Korean Edition)","handle":"the-vegetarian-by-han-kang-a-novel-winner-of-the-2024-nobel-prize-in-literature-original-korean-edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"243\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eWinner of the International Booker Prize and the San Clemente Literary Prize\u003cbr data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eRediscover Han Kang’s masterpiece that captivated the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"689\"\u003eHan Kang’s novel \u003cem data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e, which expanded the presence of Korean literature on the global stage by winning the International Booker Prize in 2016, now returns in a new edition, fifteen years after its first publication. This work, which depicts the anguish of a wounded soul fused with a fierce vegetal imagination, combines meticulous structure and hypnotic prose to embody, in Han Kang’s unique way, an aesthetic of haunting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"1399\"\u003ePraised as “a tightly controlled, impeccably composed, and shocking work that will linger in readers’ minds—and perhaps their dreams—for a long time,” \u003cem data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e won the International Booker Prize and went on to spark global acclaim. International reviews noted that it “is likely to send shockwaves through American literary circles while resonating deeply with readers” (\u003cem data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), and that its “astonishingly beautiful prose combined with unbelievably violent content is profoundly unsettling” (\u003cem data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e). In 2018, the novel also received Spain’s San Clemente Literary Prize, further confirming its worldwide impact. In Korea alone, it has sold nearly one million copies to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003eAt the center of \u003cem data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e stands Yeong-hye, a woman who suddenly refuses to eat meat and begins to clash with her family. Yet the story is narrated entirely through the perspectives of three people around her—her husband, brother-in-law, and sister—never granting Yeong-hye the role of a dominant narrator. Exposing the violence of patriarchy committed in the name of family, and portraying Yeong-hye’s radical resistance through fasting and her yearning to shed animality and become a tree, Han Kang presents a vision of vegetal imagination whose resonance transcends generations and borders.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-09-22T15:56:26+09:00","created_at":"2025-09-22T15:52:05+09:00","vendor":"Changbi","type":"KOREAN BOOKS","tags":["Han Kang"],"price":1999,"price_min":1999,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":46895455535322,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"채식주의자(The Vegetarian) by 한강(Han Kang): A Novel — Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature (Original Korean Edition)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1999,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":20,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/i-eung.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheVegetarianby_HanKang.jpg?v=1758524114"],"featured_image":"\/\/i-eung.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheVegetarianby_HanKang.jpg?v=1758524114","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":39966506090714,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/i-eung.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheVegetarianby_HanKang.jpg?v=1758524114"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/i-eung.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/TheVegetarianby_HanKang.jpg?v=1758524114","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"243\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eWinner of the International Booker Prize and the San Clemente Literary Prize\u003cbr data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eRediscover Han Kang’s masterpiece that captivated the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"689\"\u003eHan Kang’s novel \u003cem data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e, which expanded the presence of Korean literature on the global stage by winning the International Booker Prize in 2016, now returns in a new edition, fifteen years after its first publication. This work, which depicts the anguish of a wounded soul fused with a fierce vegetal imagination, combines meticulous structure and hypnotic prose to embody, in Han Kang’s unique way, an aesthetic of haunting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"1399\"\u003ePraised as “a tightly controlled, impeccably composed, and shocking work that will linger in readers’ minds—and perhaps their dreams—for a long time,” \u003cem data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e won the International Booker Prize and went on to spark global acclaim. International reviews noted that it “is likely to send shockwaves through American literary circles while resonating deeply with readers” (\u003cem data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), and that its “astonishingly beautiful prose combined with unbelievably violent content is profoundly unsettling” (\u003cem data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e). In 2018, the novel also received Spain’s San Clemente Literary Prize, further confirming its worldwide impact. In Korea alone, it has sold nearly one million copies to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003eAt the center of \u003cem data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e stands Yeong-hye, a woman who suddenly refuses to eat meat and begins to clash with her family. Yet the story is narrated entirely through the perspectives of three people around her—her husband, brother-in-law, and sister—never granting Yeong-hye the role of a dominant narrator. Exposing the violence of patriarchy committed in the name of family, and portraying Yeong-hye’s radical resistance through fasting and her yearning to shed animality and become a tree, Han Kang presents a vision of vegetal imagination whose resonance transcends generations and borders.\u003c\/p\u003e"}