Han Kang Trivia
Dive into Han Kang's twisted literary world—from meatless rebellions to Nobel-winning mind benders—if you dare!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which 2007 breakout novel by Han Kang—later winning 2016 Man Booker International Prize in translation—follows Yeong-hye after a haunting dream prompts her to stop eating meat?
The Vegetarian
Which Han Kang novel, inspired by her hometown’s 1980 Gwangju Uprising and told through decades of survivors’ voices, is it?
Human Acts
In Human Acts, the 1980 Gwangju Uprising defied the military rule of which South Korean leader?
Chun Doo-hwan
In 2024, Han Kang became the first Korean writer—and the first Asian woman—to win which prestigious literature prize?
Nobel Prize
In The Vegetarian, after a disturbing dream, what does Yeong-hye refuse to eat?
Meat