The White Book

Name: The White Book
Author: Han Kang

by Han Kang

Meditation on whiteness as color, loss, and the unnamed within memory

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About the author

Han Kang

South Korean novelist who writes in Korean and reached a global audience through Deborah Smith's translations. The Vegetarian won the Man Booker International Prize. The White Book and Human Acts are equally haunting. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.

More by Han Kang

The VegetarianWoman's refusal to eat leads to psychological unraveling and family chaos
Human ActsHaunting novel exploring trauma, memory, and family during Gwangju uprising
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Greek LessonsNarrative about a professor of classics and a young boy discovering ancient language
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