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South Korean author Han Kang wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature

Han Kang awarded 'for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life

Newsroom October 10 03:20

Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.

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The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” pic.twitter.com/dAQiXnm11z
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 10, 2024

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