Nobel Prize

Curious about 2024 literature laureate  but unsure which of her books to pick up first? Here Steve Sem-Sandberg from the Swedish Academy gives his recommendations. The Vegetarian The Vegetarian is Han Kang’s international breakthrough novel which won the International Booker prize in 2016. It’s the story of a middle aged Korean woman who one night suddenly…

Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 to Han Kang by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 10 October 2024. After the announcement Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, presented the new laureate. Interview about the awarded work ”Han Kang writes intense, lyrical prose that is both tender…

Swedish 한 강 Han Kang föddes 1970 i staden Gwangju i Sydkorea, men flyttade vid nio års ålder med familjen till Seoul. Hon kommer från en litterär familj där hennes far är en erkänd romanförfattare. Vid sidan av författarskapet har hon ägnat sig åt konst och musik, vilket märks i hela hennes litterära produktion. Han Kang inledde…

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English 한강 Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju before, at the age of nine, moving with her family to Seoul. She comes from a literary background, her father being a reputed novelist. Alongside her writing, she has also devoted herself to art and music, which is reflected throughout her entire literary production.…

Swedish Ständige sekreteraren Pressmeddelande10 oktober 2024 Nobelpriset i litteratur år 2024 Han Kang Nobelpriset i litteratur år 2024 tilldelas den sydkoreanska författaren Han Kang, ”för hennes intensiva poetiska prosa, som konfronterar historiens trauman och blottlägger människans sårbarhet”.

English The Permanent Secretary Press release10 October 2024 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 Han Kang The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.

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Nobel Prize Conversations “When I’m writing very well, then I don’t have to write. It’s just writing itself, if that’s a possible way to say it” Is the creative process different in the fields of art, literature and music? In a podcast conversation, literature laureate Jon Fosse speaks about all three fields and how they…