When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it ...

STOCKHOLM — South Korean author Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, said Friday that she was shocked by this week's martial law announcement in her home country.

The king presented Han with the award. She will also receive a prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.07 million. Mattson originally had planned to call Han on to the stage in Korean, ...

STOCKHOLM--South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts historical ...

STOCKHOLM--South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, spoke passionately on Saturday about the process of writing and her evolution as a writer — all ...

Wednesday night marked a rare optimistic moment for Korea — a nation currently mired in political turmoil — as Han Kang, 54, glided across the signature blue carpet of the Stockholm Concert Hall to ...

Han Kang wins South Korea's first Nobel Prize in Literature Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Dec. 10 ...

Since its foundation in 1901, there have only been five Asian and 18 women Nobel Prize in Literature winners out of 121 individuals. In an interview with the Swedish Academy, Han Kang responded that ...

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Han Kang Talks About How Writing Connects Her to Readers STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature ...