STOCKHOLM — South Korean author Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, said on Friday that she was shocked by this week's martial law announcement in her country.
STOCKHOLM — South Korean author Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, said on Friday that she was shocked by this week's martial law announcement in her country. Han , who was awarded by the Nobel committee 'for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,' spoke to journalists at a news conference in Sweden's capital Stockholm after days of political turmoil back home.
'For me to witness a similar situation unfold before my eyes in 2024 was startling.'Han, known for her experimental and often disturbing stories that explore human traumas and violence and incorporate the brutal moments of South Korea's modern history, is the country's first writer to win the preeminent award in world literature.President Yoon Suk Yeol sent heavily armed soldiers into Seoul's streets after announcing martial law.
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