Han Kang

Those who have dipped into this series on a regular basis will probably have picked up on a few things. Namely I’m skeptical of the merit of writing ‘reviews'. I’m not sure critical distance is real. I don’t like when the writer doesn’t…

Previously published in Korean in 2007, a new translation Han Kang's The Vegetarian by Deborah Smith is this year's Man Booker Prize winning novel. It is a tale of isolation and repression. We are introduced to Yeong Hye, the main…