Han Kang
Han Kang is a South Korean novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for her experimental fiction dealing with historical trauma and the fragility of human life. Born in Gwangju in 1970 to a literary family, Han recounts growing up surrounded by books and the freedom to pursue reading difficult novels. Her father left his teaching position to pursue writing full-time, and the family moved from Gwangju just a few months before the 1980 Gwangju Uprising (a mass protest against the South...