SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han ...

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Toshiyuki Mimaki, the chairman of Nihon Hidankyo, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said his foremost wish was to ...

The author, who has never shied away from criticizing Korean culture, has also given South Korea its first Nobel Prize in ...

Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books yesterday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of ...

This year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, South Korean author Han Kang, has declined to hold a press conference.

The win of Han Kang — the first Korean to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature — causes websites to crash and bookstores to sell out ...

For some, Thursday's surprise announcement, as Han had not been on any of the major lists of likely Nobel winners, fueled ...

SEOUL - Ms Han Kang, the first South Korean and Asian to be decorated with the Nobel Prize in literature, spoke officially ...

From the president to K-pop megastars BTS, South Korea erupted into celebration yesterday after The Vegetarian author Han ...

Han Kang, the 2024 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, refuses to celebrate her achievement, citing moral responsibility as a ...

From the daily newsletter: the first South Korean to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus: the Saudi Princesses held captive ...