Han Kang

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Han Kang

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Han Kang
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024

Born: 27 November 1970, Gwangju, South Korea

Residence at the time of the award: Seoul, South Korea

Prize motivation: “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”

Language: Korean

Prize share: 1/1

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