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Han Kang has made history by becoming the first Asian woman and first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. ⁠
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The Swedish Academy awarded her the prestigious prize for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”⁠
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With her award, Han, 53, also became this year’s first female Nobel laureate and the second South Korean Nobel winner after former President Kim Dae-jung, who received the Peace Prize in 2000. Han will be awarded 11 million Swedish krona ($1 million) along with a medal and certificate at the prize ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. ⁠
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Han's works often confront societal norms and historical trauma, such as “Human Acts,” which centers on the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. Her breakthrough came with “The Vegetarian,” a surreal novel that won the 2016 International Booker Prize and explores themes of rebellion, identity and the human condition. Critics and scholars have celebrated her as a visionary for her bold, politically charged narratives. Speaking to The Korea Times, Kim Ho-woon, president of the Korean Writers’ Association, emphasized the national significance of her win, saying it “demonstrates that Korean culture and literature have attained a global level.”⁠
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