Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for ‘poetic prose that confronts historical traumas’

Han Kang began her vocation successful 1993 with the work of a fig of poems successful the mag 문학과사회 (‘Literature and Society’). Her prose debut came successful 1995 with the abbreviated communicative postulation 여수의 사랑 (‘Love of Yeosu’), followed soon afterwards by respective different prose works, some novels and abbreviated stories.

Born successful 1970 successful the South Korean metropolis of Gwangju before, Kang comes from a literate background, her begetter being a reputed novelist. Alongside her writing, she has besides devoted herself to creation and music, which is reflected passim her full literate production.

Last year, the lit grant went to Norwegian writer Jon Olav Fosse, for his “innovative plays and prose which springiness dependable to the unsayable”.

The prize is worthy 10 cardinal Swedish krona ($915,000) and is regarded wide arsenic the world’s astir prestigious literate award.

Each year, since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been announced for achievements successful the sciences, lit and peace. The Prize was established successful the volition of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite.