Han Kang, 2024 Nobel Prize winner for literature South Korean writer Han Kang, 2016. (more) Han Kang South Korean writer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Han-Kang Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Han-Kang Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. René Ostberg Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 10, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Han Kang is a South Korean writer who is known for her experimental fiction and her works that address humanity’s capacity for violence. In 2024 she became the first South Korean author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, cited by the Nobel committee “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Han and her family moved to Seoul when she was nine years old, leaving Gwangju, South Korea, just four months before the Gwangju Uprising, a mass protest against the South Korean military government that took place in May 1980. The ...(100 of 786 words)

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