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K-culture's 'moment in Europe' is really a summerlong takeover

From Avignon to the BBC Proms and Roskilde, Korean artists are anchoring major European festivals across theater and classical music.

2026.7.5

Nobel laureate Han Kang, left, speaks during an event held at the Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona in Spain on April 21. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

Han Kang celebrates Spanish publication of 'The Wind Blows, Go.' with appearance in Barcelona

Author Han Kang made her first public appearance since winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Spain on Tuesday to celebrate the release of the Spanish edition of her 2010 book, “The Wind Blows, Go.”

2026.4.22

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Author Han Kang delivers her acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 10, 2024. [NEWS1]

NBCC recognition creates spike in sales for Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' in Korea

Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) gained renewed momentum in bookstores after its English translation won the fiction prize at the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards last week.

2026.3.31

This undated file photo shows Han Kang's 2014 work ″Human Acts″ on display at a bookstore. [YONHAP]

Han Kang's 'Human Acts' most-borrowed book at public libraries in 2025

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's novel "Human Acts" (2014) was the most-borrowed book at public libraries across the country last year, government data showed Sunday.

2026.2.2

Han Kang speaks at a media conference for the release of her novel, ″We Do Not Part″ (2021), on Sept. 7, 2021. [MUNHAK DONGNE]

Nobel-winning author Han Kang's 2021 novel about Jeju Uprising short-listed for NBCC Awards

Nobel Prize-winning writer Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) has been short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, one of the most influential literary prizes in the United States.

2026.1.21

Novelist Han Kang's “Human Acts” (2014) is displayed on a shelf at Kyobo Book Centre in Jongno District, central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Han Kang works most read by students at 'SKY' universities this year

Works by Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, were among the most read books this year by students at Seoul National University (SNU), Yonsei University and Korea University — collectively known as the “SKY” universities.

2025.12.16

Best-selling books are displayed on a shelf at a large bookstore chain in Seoul on Nov. 13. [YONHAP]

Nobel winner Han Kang tops Korea book charts again as younger readers, poetry drive sales

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s “Human Acts” (2014) was Korea’s best-selling book for the second year in a row, the country’s largest bookstores said Monday.

2025.12.1

The cover image released by Hogarth showing 'Light and Thread' by Han Kang. [AP/YONHAP]

Nobel laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, 'Light and Thread,' to be released in English in March

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, titled "Light and Thread," is set to be released in English in March, a publishing company said Friday.

2025.11.22

Banners celebrating author Han Kang winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature hang around the Yonsei University campus, Han's alma mater, on Oct. 11, 2024. [NEWS1]

Yonsei University to host Yonsei Nobel Week in celebration of author Han Kang

Yonsei University announced Wednesday that it will host Yonsei Nobel Week from Dec. 1 to 11, marking the first anniversary of alum Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win.

2025.11.19

Author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul on May 24, 2016. [AP/YONHAP]

Han Kang, Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li are among finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals

Nobel laureate Han Kang's "We Do Not Part" (2021), Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" and Yiyun Li's "Things in Nature Merely Grow" are among the finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.