The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 has been awarded to Han Kang. The Swedish Academy praised the South Korean author for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.

Dr Dominic O’Key, a Teaching Associate in the Faculty, has published an article on Han’s work that explores the roles that literary prizes and translation have played in her rise to international acclaim. The open access article is available to read here.