Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books Friday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local publishers soared following her historic Nobel Prize win.
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Books by South Korean author Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, are displayed during an outdoor library event at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul on October 11, 2024. From the president to K-pop megastars BTS, South Korea erupted into celebration on October 10, after "The Vegetarian" author Han Kang won the country's first Nobel Prize for literature. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
2024-10-11 19:47:17
Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books Friday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local publishers soared following her historic Nobel Prize win.
The first Asian woman to win the literary award, short story writer and novelist Han is best known overseas for "The Vegetarian", her first novel to be translated into English, which won the Man Booker Prize in 2016.
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