The “total fertility rate” is a coarse estimate of the number of children an average woman will bear. A population will be ...

Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.

In 2024, for the first time, an Asian woman won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is Han Kang, South Korean, born in 1970, daughter of the writer Han Seung-won. The Swedish Academy awarded her the ...

Last year, South Korea made headlines around the world for two reasons. The first was writer Han Kang’s celebrated Nobel prize for literature win in October; the second was far less positive. Late in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the South Korean writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize last year, celebrations broke out across the country. Some of the ...

In Han Kang’s latest novel ... Han has attracted a wider audience, both at home and abroad, since being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in October. An English translation of the novel ...

SEOUL--South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride ...