STOCKHOLM--South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts historical ...
The Korea Times has nurtured aspiring translators through its Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, celebrating the efforts of translators who connect Korean literature with global audiences.
With Han Kang winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, South Korean literature has quickly become a prominent force on the global stage. In recent years, alongside the works of renowned authors ...