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Han Kang

Han Kang is 2024 Nobel Prize Winner in Literature. She is a South Korean novelist and multi artist born 1970.

Date for when Nobel Prize in Literature is Announced This Year
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Date for when Nobel Prize in Literature is Announced This Year

The Comedy Trio Wrote the Best-Selling Book
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The Comedy Trio Wrote the Best-Selling Book

"The Matfight" by the humor group IJustWantToBeCool was the best-selling book on Adlibris last year. It is the third year in a row that the YouTube trio tops the internet bookstore's sales list
Han Kang's book was used in protests: Became emotional
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Han Kang's book was used in protests: Became emotional

Han Kang loved the torch-bearing scouts outside the entrance, but not being "constantly filmed" throughout the entire Nobel dinner. It was probably the most uncomfortable situation I've ever experienced in my entire life, she says to TT
This year's winners have received their medals
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This year's winners have received their medals

Now this year's Nobel laureates have received their medals and been hailed with song and speech. But the prize ceremony is held against a backdrop of a world in turmoil
Han Kang rejects violence through her writing
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Han Kang rejects violence through her writing

How can humans be so violent and at the same time stand up against overwhelming violence – these are central questions for Han Kang. But her most fundamental tone is love, she says in her Nobel lecture
Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"
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Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"

He Kang took up the political unrest in South Korea directly at his press conference in Stockholm. Like many other South Koreans, I have been shocked by the recent days' events in my homeland, she says
Mats Sundin can receive a major literary award
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Mats Sundin can receive a major literary award

Mats Sundin is among the nominees for the Adlibris Prize of the Year. The ice hockey icon can be awarded for his autobiography "Tur & retur"
Han Kang's books are selling at a record pace
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Han Kang's books are selling at a record pace

The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"
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The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"

He thought the call from the Swedish Academy was a prank call. This is what the Nobel laureate in literature says in her first interview since the announcement of the prize
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

Han Kang has kept herself away from the media since this year's Nobel Prize in literature was announced on Thursday. No one, except the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in literature – until now
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

Han Kang has kept a low profile with the media since this year's Nobel Prize in Literature was announced on Thursday. No one, apart from the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in Literature – until now
South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize
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South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize

South Korea receives Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature as a welcome surprise, with pride and joy-filled emotions.
Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence
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Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence

The South Korean Nobel laureate Han Kang received the news that she had been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature when she had just had dinner with her son. It seemed to be a quiet day in Seoul
The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea
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The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea

It will be greatly celebrated in South Korea on the occasion of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature, believes Anders Karlsson, who has translated her books into Swedish.
Han Kang confronts historical horrors
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Han Kang confronts historical horrors

This year's Nobel laureate depicts a violent world filled with beauty. Suppressed historical traumas and human fragility are themes in the South Korean author Han Kang's work
Han Kang's Publisher Celebrates with Champagne
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Han Kang's Publisher Celebrates with Champagne

The atmosphere is at the top at Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's publishing house Natur & Kultur in Stockholm where they are toasting with champagne.
"Touches Life and Death in a Unique Way"
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"Touches Life and Death in a Unique Way"

An accessible authorship, which simultaneously explores serious and major issues in a new way. This is how this year's Nobel Prize winner in literature Han Kang is described
Han Kang receives the Nobel Prize: "In the midst of her life's work"
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Han Kang receives the Nobel Prize: "In the midst of her life's work"

Han Kang is awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first South Korean author to be awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy – and one of the youngest at 53 years old
Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Han Kang
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Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Han Kang

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded since 1901 to 120 recipients. On Thursday, October 10th, it's time to announce the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize Week 4th to 14th October 2024
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Nobel Prize Week 4th to 14th October 2024

The Nobel Prize is one of the world's most famous and prestigious awards that you can receive in your field.
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