Han Kang
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February 14, 2018 |
photo: republic of korea / flickr “Gleam of ice, and glint of steel, / Jolly, snappy weather; / Glide on ice and joy of zeal, / All, alone, together.” E. E. Cummings, “Skating” The 2... -
January 20, 2017 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews Last Friday, President Obama spoke about the indispensable role that books played during his presidency and throughout his life. The 2... -
June 3, 2016 |
Photo by Wolfram Burner/Flickr News, Reviews, and Interviews Poet Mai Mang shares these two poems in the wake of the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massac... -
May 20, 2016 |
Photo by kl801/Flickr News, Reviews, and Interviews South Korean writer Han Kang—featured on the cover of the current issue of WLT—has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her no... -
May 16, 2016 |
World Literature Today congratulates its May 2016 contributor and South Korean author Han Kang for winning the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious literar... -
March 11, 2016 |
Photo by Lubos Huska/Pixabay News, Reviews, and Interviews The Quietus interviews Deborah Smith on her work translating Korean author Han Kang and her progress on launching a new publishing...
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