{"title":"Han Kang","description":"Han Kang was born in 1970 in South Korea. She is the author of The Vegetarian, winner of the International Booker Prize, as well as Human Acts, The White Book, Greek Lessons, and We Do Not Part. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.","products":[{"product_id":"we-do-not-part-hardcover","title":"We Do Not Part - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW NOVEL FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.\"--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unforgettable.\"--Hernan Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Kang's most revelatory book since \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian, We Do Not Part\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet--a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon's house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal--or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn't yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend's house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlurring the boundaries between dream and reality, \u003ci\u003eWe Do Not Part\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully illuminates a forgotten chapter in Korean history, buried for decades--bringing to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable violence--and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101123121375,"sku":"9780593595459","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nlQwBUJHjG9780593595459.webp?v=1781068303"},{"product_id":"we-do-not-part-paperback","title":"We Do Not Part - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE \u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE ATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e'S 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE BARRIOS TRANSLATION PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, THE GUARDIAN, SLATE, VULTURE, ELLE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, BOOK RIOT, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, \u003c\/i\u003ePEN AMERICA\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eCHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BBC - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eBOOKPAGE\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Kang's most revelatory book since \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e We Do Not Part\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history--\"[A] masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A novel that is both disquieting and entrancing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. 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Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain--and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101252554975,"sku":"9780593595466","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/sfViY_LVrq9780593595466.webp?v=1781068575"},{"product_id":"the-vegetarian-paperback","title":"The Vegetarian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE - \"[Han] Kang viscerally explores the limits of what a human brain and body can endure, and the strange beauty that can be found in even the most extreme forms of renunciation.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ferocious.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Ten Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both terrifying and terrific.\"--Lauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Provocative [and] shocking.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. 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