Han Kang, Nobel Prize and South Korea

Han Kang writes history as she accepts Nobel Prize in literature in Stockholm
Korean novelist Han Kang graced the blue carpet at the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Tuesday (local time) at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden, making history as the first Asian woman to be honored with its distinguished recognition in literature.
Han Kang, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, is shocked by recent events in South Korea
South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, says she was shocked at this week’s martial law announcement in her home country.
International Writing Program participant Han Kang first South Korean Nobel Prize winner
International Writing Program participant Han Kang has globalized Korean history and introspection as the first South Korean recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. But of course, Korean culture had cemented itself as prevalent in Western society long before her achievement.
Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize for Literature in Sweden...the King gives medals and certificates
Anchor] Novelist Han Kang received the Nobel Prize in Literature from the King of Sweden at a Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.Following the
Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers
South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has spoken passionately about the process of writing and her evolution as a writer — all the way back to when she was
Han Kang reflects on questions of love at the heart of her work in Nobel lecture
In front of hundreds of people, South Korean writer Han Kang quietly read from a poem she wrote in April 1979, when she was 8. During the Swedish Academy’s ceremony for Nobel laureates on Saturday (local time),
Korean literature has grown, and Nobel has changed...What is the meaning of the Han River Nobel Prize in Literature?
Anchor] Writer Han Kang will attend the Nobel Prize in Literature at midnight today from our perspective.Han Kang's acceptance of the Nobel Prize in
Nobel laureate Han Kang's award ceremony approaching
Nobel laureate Han Kang's award ceremony approaching Shin Mi-sung (L), a South Korean national of Sweden, recites a work by South Korean author Han Kang in Stockholm on the night of Dec. 8, 2024, ahead of Han's Nobel Prize for Literature award ceremony.
Han Kang reflects on thread of love in Nobel lecture at Swedish Academy
In a poignant lecture, titled, "Light and Thread," Nobel Prize winner Han Kang revisited the roots of her literary journey, starting with a poem book she wrote at the age of 8. Speaking in Korean to an audience of hundreds in Stockholm on Friday,
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Hangang's work highlighted as Nobel Prize honors women's achievements
Various events during the Nobel Week (Dec. 5-12) in Stockholm, Sweden, highlighted women’s accomplishments, including a focus ...
Deseret News archives: Roosevelt receives Nobel Prize in 1906, first American ever honored
On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize ...
Watch: UW professor David Baker accepts Nobel Prize in chemistry
David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and two other scientists were awarded the Nobel ...