Presented by Han Kang, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2024 “The vulnerability of human existence is revealed by [Han Kang’s] intense poetic prose.”—as per the reference for the Nobel Prize * “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.” * “The International Booker Prize Winner”—Consumer Reports This book was named one of the 100 best of the 21st century by the New York Times.
“Horrendous.” T“The Ten Best Books of the Year”—The New York Times Book Review “Amazing and dangerous at the same time.”“Lauren Groff” “Shocking and provocative.”—The Post of Washington Both Yeong-hye and her husband led normal, controlled lives prior to the onset of the nightmares.
Unfortunately, Yeong-hye’s nightmares, which feature disturbing depictions of violence and blood, force her to cleanse her mind and give up meat completely. It’s just a little act of rebellion, but it causes her marriage to dissolve and starts a horrifying series of events at home. While Yeong-hye’s husband, brother-in-law, and sister battle for dominance, she defends the choice that has become precious to her with an obsessive zeal. Eventually, their efforts become increasingly frantic, subjecting Yeong-hye to increasingly intrusive and odd abuses of her mind and body.
This sends her sliding into a perilous and bizarre separation, not only from her loved ones but also from herself. The Vegetarian is a Kafka-esque, critically acclaimed story about power, obsession, and a woman’s fight for freedom from internal and external forms of abuse. Recommended by many publications as a top pick for the year’s best books: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Time, Elle, The Economist, HuffPost, Slate, Bustle, The St. Louis Dispatch, Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly, and more.
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- Pages: 131