South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize. Hang Jang, 45, an author and creative writing teacher who is already successful in South Korea, is likely enjoy a spite in international sales following the win for her book, The Vegetarian.
She is the first South Korean to win the prize.
The most attractive part of the prize is that for the first time this year, the award went jointly to the translator, Deborah Smith.
The most attractive part of the prize is that for the first time this year, the award went jointly to the translator, Deborah Smith.
The Vegetarian was one of 155 books submitted for the Man Booker International, with judges chaired by Tonkin.
“It’s almost an outlandish story, a story that could topple over into horror or melodrama, or just over emphatic allegories, but it has extraordinary price and tact and control”, said chair of judges Boyd Tonkin.
