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Korea Herald
17-04-2025
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Han Kang to publish first book since Nobel Prize win
New essay collection 'Light and Thread' includes Nobel lecture, poems, intimate reflections South Korean writer Han Kang is set to release her first new book since receiving the Nobel Prize in literature. The essay collection, titled "Light and Thread," will be published later this month, available in bookstores starting April 24, according to publisher Moonji Publishing. The book takes its title from Han's Nobel lecture, which she delivered at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm last Dec. 7. Spanning 172 pages, the collection includes around 10 essays and poems, including this Nobel lecture. An editor at Moonji Publishing described the new release as 'a book that allows readers to enter the author's quiet interior world -- a calm, first-person universe.' Roughly half of the content is being published for the first time, while the remaining texts have previously appeared in literary magazines. Many of the prose pieces take the form of diary-like reflections, written while tending her garden and composing poetry. In addition to essays, the collection features poems, including 'Meditation on Pain' and 'North-facing Room,' both of which were previously published in the Fall 2024 issue of Moonji's quarterly magazine, Literature & Society. "Light and Thread" is expected to be Han's only essay collection currently in circulation. Her previous nonfiction works -- "Quietly Sung Songs" (2007) and "Love and Things Surrounding Love" (2009) -- are both out of print. Meanwhile, Han is also putting the finishing touches on a long-awaited novel -- the final installment in her so-called 'Winter Trilogy.' The new work is expected to be released later this year and will follow the short stories "While a Single Snowflake Melts" and "Farewell." Together, the three stories form an interconnected narrative. Han had been working on the final volume -- a midlength novel -- before her Nobel win.
Korea Herald
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Han Kang to release first book since Nobel win
South Korean author Han Kang will publish her first book since receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature last December, her publisher said Thursday. The essay collection, titled "Light and Thread," will be released next Thursday by Moonji Publishing Co. It marks the ninth volume in the publisher's ongoing essay series and shares its title with Han's Nobel lecture, delivered in Stockholm, ahead of the award ceremony. The book will feature about 10 pieces, comprising Han's Nobel lecture, previously published poems and diary-like essays that reflect on her experiences with poetry, gardening and the act of writing itself. Roughly half of the content will be published for the first time, while the rest is previously released works from literary magazines, according to the publisher. Two poems -- "North-Facing Room" and "Meditation on Pain" -- originally featured in last year's autumn issue of Moonji's Literature and Society journal, will also be included. "This is a book through which readers can enter the author's quiet inner world, or the world of a quiet first-person perspective," a Moonji official said. Han is not expected to give interviews or make public appearances to promote the release, as she remains focused on her writing. Her next novel, currently in progress, is expected to complete her so-called winter trilogy, following the acclaimed short stories "While a Single Snowflake Melts" and "Farewell." It could be published as early as later this year. (Yonhap)
