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The Vegetarian - Wikipedia

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The Vegetarian (Korean: 채식주의자; RR: Chaesikjuuija) is a 2007 novel by South Korean author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Based on Han's 1997 short story "The Fruit of My Woman", The Vegetarian is a three-part novel set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a part-time graphic artist and home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat after a bloody nightmare about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and familial life.[1] Published on 30 October 2007 in South Korea by Changbi Publishers, The Vegetarian was received as "very extreme and bizarre" by the South Korean audience.[2] "Mongolian Mark", the second and central part of the novel, was awarded the prestigious Yi Sang Literary Prize. It has been translated into at least thirteen languages, including English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. The Vegetarian is Han's first novel to be translated into English.[3] The translation was conducted by the British translator Debora

The Vegetarian - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2007 novel by Han Kang For the film based on this novel, see Vegetarian (film) . The Vegetarian Hardcover edition Author Han Kang Original title 채식주의자 Translator Deborah Smith Language Korean Genre Contemporary fiction, Asian culture, literary fiction Publisher Changbi Publishers (S. Korea); Portobello Books (UK) Publication date 30 October 2007 (S. Korea); 1 January 2015 (UK); 1 February 2016 (US) Publication place South Korea Media type Print ( hardback ) and (paperback) Pages 160 pp (US paperback edition) ISBN

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