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NBCC recognition creates spike in sales for Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' in Korea

Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) gained renewed momentum in bookstores after its English translation won the fiction prize at the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards last week.

2026-03-31

Han Kang's 'Human Acts' most-borrowed book at public libraries in 2025

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's novel "Human Acts" (2014) was the most-borrowed book at public libraries across the country last year, government data showed Sunday.

2026-02-02

Nobel-winning author Han Kang's 2021 novel about Jeju Uprising short-listed for NBCC Awards

Nobel Prize-winning writer Han Kang’s novel “We Do Not Part” (2021) has been short-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, one of the most influential literary prizes in the United States.

2026-01-21

Han Kang works most read by students at 'SKY' universities this year

Works by Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, were among the most read books this year by students at Seoul National University (SNU), Yonsei University and Korea University — collectively known as the “SKY” universities.

2025-12-16

Nobel winner Han Kang tops Korea book charts again as younger readers, poetry drive sales

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s “Human Acts” (2014) was Korea’s best-selling book for the second year in a row, the country’s largest bookstores said Monday.

2025-12-01

Nobel laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, 'Light and Thread,' to be released in English in March

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, titled "Light and Thread," is set to be released in English in March, a publishing company said Friday.

2025-11-22

Yonsei University to host Yonsei Nobel Week in celebration of author Han Kang

Yonsei University announced Wednesday that it will host Yonsei Nobel Week from Dec. 1 to 11, marking the first anniversary of alum Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win.

2025-11-19

Han Kang, Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li are among finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals

Nobel laureate Han Kang's "We Do Not Part" (2021), Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" and Yiyun Li's "Things in Nature Merely Grow" are among the finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

2025-11-19

Korean literature sales boom overseas in wake of Han Kang's Nobel win

Overseas sales of Korean literature soared 130 percent last year following novelist Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win, according to newly released data from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.

2025-08-06

Han Kang's first post-Nobel book tops best-seller list

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's latest book has topped a local best-seller list upon its release.

2025-05-02