Dumpling Soup, Dried Radish and Cabbage Kimchi: South Korean Leader’s Life in Jail
President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone.
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The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one ...
In Han Kang’s Latest, a Quixotic Bird Rescue Expedition Turns Tragic
A 2021 novel by the South Korean writer Han Kang, “We Do Not Part” is now being published in English for the first time in a ...
Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal ...
The latest Nobel laureate’s work is haunted by questions. Don’t expect answers
In 'We Do Not Part,' Han Kang explores a friendship that certainly spans distance, and perhaps planes of existence.
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South Korean president defies arrest in standoff with officials over martial law order
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities tried and failed Friday to carry out an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law in ...
In Han Kang’s latest, old friends revisit wartime dreams
South Korean author Han Kang’s latest novel, “ We Do Not Part ,” begins with a woman named Kyungha describing a dream in ...
Where Han Kang’s Nightmares Come From
In 2016, the South Korean novelist Han Kang won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian, the first of her novels to ...