Seoul, Oct 10, 2024 (AFP) - After K-pop, K-novels? South Korean Nobel win sparks joy, hope at home

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2024-10-10

From the president to K-pop megastars BTS, South Korea erupted into celebration Thursday after "The Vegetarian" author Han Kang won the country's first Nobel Prize for literature. The 53-year-old, who also won the Booker Prize in 2016, has long been a key -- if somewhat reluctant -- figure helping to bring contemporary Korean literature to global attention. After her Booker win catapulted her into the limelight -- and triggered a surge in interna......

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