Descripción
Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature One of the best books of the 21st Century according to the New York Times The international literary phenomenon that catapulted Han Kang and is destined to be a classic
«A book that will stand the test of time.» -Gabi Martínez
«Word for word, The Vegetarian is an extraordinary experience.» -Daniel Hahn, The Guardian
«One of the most sublime writers populating the contemporary scene.» - Berna González Harbour, El País
Until now, Yeonghye has been the diligent and discreet wife her husband has always desired. Without any special appeal or any particular flaw, she meets the necessary requirements for her marriage to function smoothly. Everything changes when brutal and bloody nightmares begin to wake her up at night, and she feels the urgent need to get rid of all the meat in the refrigerator. From that moment on, Yeonghye will impose an exclusively vegetarian diet at home, which her husband will accept with a mixture of astonishment and annoyance. This will be a first subversive act followed by many others that will lead her to search for a purer and more stripped-down existence, closer to plant life, a place where the erotic and floral power of her body will break the strict customs of a patriarchal and ultra-capitalist society. Set in South Korea, The Vegetarian is the story of a radical metamorphosis and an act of resistance against human violence and intolerance. Awarded the International Booker Prize, this beautiful and disturbing novel internationally catapulted what is one of the most interesting and provocative voices in contemporary Asian literature. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE - "[Han] Kang viscerally explores the limits of what a human brain and body can endure, and the strange beauty that can be found in even the most extreme forms of renunciation."--Entertainment Weekly
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
"Ferocious."--The New York Times Book Review (Ten Best Books of the Year)
"Both terrifying and terrific."--Lauren Groff
"Provocative [and] shocking."--The Washington Post Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It's a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that's become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman's struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her. A Best Book of the Year: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Time, Elle, The Economist, HuffPost, Slate, Bustle, The St. Louis Dispatch, Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly.
Author: Han Kang
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 12/03/2024
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.40w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9788439743897
ISBN10: 8439743890
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Political
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
«A book that will stand the test of time.» -Gabi Martínez
«Word for word, The Vegetarian is an extraordinary experience.» -Daniel Hahn, The Guardian
«One of the most sublime writers populating the contemporary scene.» - Berna González Harbour, El País
Until now, Yeonghye has been the diligent and discreet wife her husband has always desired. Without any special appeal or any particular flaw, she meets the necessary requirements for her marriage to function smoothly. Everything changes when brutal and bloody nightmares begin to wake her up at night, and she feels the urgent need to get rid of all the meat in the refrigerator. From that moment on, Yeonghye will impose an exclusively vegetarian diet at home, which her husband will accept with a mixture of astonishment and annoyance. This will be a first subversive act followed by many others that will lead her to search for a purer and more stripped-down existence, closer to plant life, a place where the erotic and floral power of her body will break the strict customs of a patriarchal and ultra-capitalist society. Set in South Korea, The Vegetarian is the story of a radical metamorphosis and an act of resistance against human violence and intolerance. Awarded the International Booker Prize, this beautiful and disturbing novel internationally catapulted what is one of the most interesting and provocative voices in contemporary Asian literature. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE - "[Han] Kang viscerally explores the limits of what a human brain and body can endure, and the strange beauty that can be found in even the most extreme forms of renunciation."--Entertainment Weekly
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
"Ferocious."--The New York Times Book Review (Ten Best Books of the Year)
"Both terrifying and terrific."--Lauren Groff
"Provocative [and] shocking."--The Washington Post Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It's a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that's become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman's struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her. A Best Book of the Year: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Time, Elle, The Economist, HuffPost, Slate, Bustle, The St. Louis Dispatch, Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly.
Author: Han Kang
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 12/03/2024
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.40w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9788439743897
ISBN10: 8439743890
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Political
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
About the Author
Han Kang (Gwangju, South Korea, 1970) began her career as a novelist after winning the Seoul Shinmun spring literary contest in 1994. The Vegetarian, her first novel translated into English, won the International Booker Prize in 2016. Her next novel, Human Acts, earned her the Manhae Literary Award in Korea and the Malaparte Prize in Italy in 2017. The White Book was a finalist for the Booker International in 2018. The author has also received the Yi Sang Literary Award, the Young Artist of the Year Award, the 25th Korean Novel Award, the Hwang Sun-won Literary Award, and the Dong Ri Literary Award. She worked as a professor in the Creative Writing department of the Seoul Institute of the Arts until 2018 and is currently dedicated full-time to writing. Kang has been published in more than thirty languages.