 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Han Kang | |
.png) "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature |
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang (born 1970) "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life". It was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and will be awarded on 10 December 2024.[1]
She is the first South Korean and first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, making her the 18th woman to win the Nobel Prize in that category.[2]
- ^ "Prize announcement dates". nobelprize.org.
- ^ Msh, Adib (10 October 2024). "Full Details of Nobel Prize Winners 2024". Retrieved 10 November 2024 – via The Prime Headline.