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Han Kang, 2024 Nobel Prize winner for literature

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S. Korean writer Han Kang to release first new book since Nobel Prize win • Apr. 17, 2025, 11:08 PM ET (Straits Times)

Han Kang to publish first book since Nobel Prize win • Apr. 17, 2025, 7:07 AM ET (Korea Herald)

Han Kang and other writers urge immediate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol • Mar. 24, 2025, 11:59 PM ET (Korea Herald)

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Born	November 27, 1970 (age 54) • Gwangju • South Korea
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2024) • Booker Prize (2016)
Notable Works	“Greek Lessons” • “Human Acts” • “The Vegetarian” • “The White Book” • “We Do Not Part”

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