{"id":16334,"date":"2016-05-19T12:54:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=16334"},"modified":"2016-05-19T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:54:32","slug":"16334-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vegetarian &#8211; Han Kang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-rFKfCcH_Kk\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Han_Kang_%E2%80%93_an_interview_%E2%80%93_subtitled\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\"  >Han Kang &#8211; an interview &#8211; subtitled<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Han_Kangs_%E2%80%98The_Vegetarian_wins_Man_Booker_fiction_prize_%E2%80%93_Monday_16_May_2016\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\"  >Han Kang&#8217;s &#8216;The Vegetarian&#8217; wins Man Booker fiction prize &#8211; Monday 16 May 2016<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#South_Korean_author_Han_Kang_won_the_Man_Booker_International_Prize_for_fiction_this_week_with_%E2%80%9CThe_Vegetarian%E2%80%9D_an_unsettling_novel_in_which_a_womans_decision_to_stop_eating_meat_has_devastating_consequences\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\"  >South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction\u00a0this week\u00a0with \u201cThe Vegetarian,\u201d an unsettling novel in which a woman\u2019s decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Vegetarian%E2%80%9D_is_the_first_of_her_books_to_be_translated_into_English_It_tells_the_story_of_Yeong-hye_a_dutiful_wife_whose_decision_to_forego_meat_uproots_her_whole_existence\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\"  >\u201cThe Vegetarian\u201d is the first of her books to be translated into English. It tells the story of Yeong-hye, a dutiful wife whose decision to forego meat uproots her whole existence.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#The_author_said_she_wanted_to_explore_%E2%80%9Chuman_violence_and_also_ask_a_question_about_human_dignity%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\"  >The author said she wanted to explore \u201chuman violence, and also (ask) a question about human dignity.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#The_chair_of_the_judging_panel_former_Independent_Literary_Editor_Boyd_Tonkin_described_Ms_Hans_work_as_a_%E2%80%9Cnovel_of_tenderness_and_terror%E2%80%9D_and_said_it_was_%E2%80%9Cunforgettably_powerful_and_original%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\"  >The chair of the judging panel, former Independent Literary Editor Boyd Tonkin, described Ms Han&#8217;s work as a &#8220;novel of tenderness and terror&#8221; and said it was &#8220;unforgettably powerful and original&#8221;.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#He_said_it_was_the_unanimous_choice_of_the_six_judges\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\"  >He said it was the unanimous choice of the six judges.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Ms_Hans_translator_Deborah_Smith_shares_the_award_for_her_translation_despite_only_having_learnt_Korean_herself_in_2010\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\"  >Ms Han&#8217;s translator, Deborah Smith, shares the award for her translation despite only having learnt Korean herself in 2010.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Sources_%E2%80%93_The_Independent_%E2%80%93_The_Hindu\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\"  >Sources &#8211; The Independent &#8211; The Hindu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Han_Kangs_The_Vegetarian_wins_Man_Booker_International_Prize\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\"  >Han Kang&#8217;s The Vegetarian wins Man Booker International Prize<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Our_3_Main_Projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\"  >Our 3 Main Projects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#The_Henry_Salt_Archive_is_one_of_our_almost_completed_projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\"  >The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#The_Humanitarian_League_is_our_Hong_Kong_registered_charity\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\"  >The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#The_Ernest_Bell_Library_was_conceived_in_1934\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\"  >The Ernest Bell Library\u00a0was conceived in 1934.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_center_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\"  >\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of center for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%93_writing_in_September_1934\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\"  >Henry S. Salt \u2013 writing in September 1934<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\"  >&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\"  >If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\"  >humanitarianleague (at) outlook (dot) com\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\"  >\u2013 or message me \u00a0through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#https_wwwhappycownetblogauthorJohnnySensible\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/16334-2\/#https_wwwhappycownetmembersprofile_pbphp\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/members\/profile_pb.php<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Han_Kang_%E2%80%93_an_interview_%E2%80%93_subtitled\"><\/span>Han Kang &#8211; an interview &#8211; subtitled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Han_Kangs_%E2%80%98The_Vegetarian_wins_Man_Booker_fiction_prize_%E2%80%93_Monday_16_May_2016\"><\/span>Han Kang&#8217;s &#8216;The Vegetarian&#8217; wins Man Booker fiction prize &#8211; Monday 16 May 2016<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"South_Korean_author_Han_Kang_won_the_Man_Booker_International_Prize_for_fiction_this_week_with_%E2%80%9CThe_Vegetarian%E2%80%9D_an_unsettling_novel_in_which_a_womans_decision_to_stop_eating_meat_has_devastating_consequences\"><\/span>South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction\u00a0this week\u00a0with \u201cThe Vegetarian,\u201d an unsettling novel in which a woman\u2019s decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Vegetarian%E2%80%9D_is_the_first_of_her_books_to_be_translated_into_English_It_tells_the_story_of_Yeong-hye_a_dutiful_wife_whose_decision_to_forego_meat_uproots_her_whole_existence\"><\/span>\u201cThe Vegetarian\u201d is the first of her books to be translated into English. It tells the story of Yeong-hye, a dutiful wife whose decision to forego meat uproots her whole existence.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_author_said_she_wanted_to_explore_%E2%80%9Chuman_violence_and_also_ask_a_question_about_human_dignity%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The author said she wanted to explore \u201chuman violence, and also (ask) a question about human dignity.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_chair_of_the_judging_panel_former_Independent_Literary_Editor_Boyd_Tonkin_described_Ms_Hans_work_as_a_%E2%80%9Cnovel_of_tenderness_and_terror%E2%80%9D_and_said_it_was_%E2%80%9Cunforgettably_powerful_and_original%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The chair of the judging panel, former <em>Independent<\/em> Literary Editor Boyd Tonkin, described Ms Han&#8217;s work as a &#8220;novel of tenderness and terror&#8221; and said it was &#8220;unforgettably powerful and original&#8221;.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_said_it_was_the_unanimous_choice_of_the_six_judges\"><\/span>He said it was the unanimous choice of the six judges.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ms_Hans_translator_Deborah_Smith_shares_the_award_for_her_translation_despite_only_having_learnt_Korean_herself_in_2010\"><\/span>Ms Han&#8217;s translator, Deborah Smith, shares the award for her translation despite only having learnt Korean herself in 2010.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Sources &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/news\/man-booker-international-2016-han-kang-and-british-translator-win-prize-for-the-vegetarian-a7032911.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Independent<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/han-kangs-the-vegetarian-wins-man-booker-fiction-prize\/article8610056.ece\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Hindu<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYNV5mFYPJA\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Han_Kangs_The_Vegetarian_wins_Man_Booker_International_Prize\"><\/span>Han Kang&#8217;s The Vegetarian wins Man Booker International Prize<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_3_Main_Projects\"><\/span>Our 3 Main Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"The Henry S. Salt Archive is run and maintained by the site editors on the behalf of its patrons. However, we welcome and encourage anyone interested in the project to contribute.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Henry Salt Archive<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span> is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/the-humanitarian-league-kowloon-39395\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Operating in Hong Kong alongside 'The Ernest Bell Memorial Library.' Republishing classic humanitarian books &amp; pamphlets. The Humanitarian League has been established to enforce the principle that it is iniquitous to inflict avoidable suffering on any sentient being. \"  target=\"_blank\">The Humanitarian League<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/friends\/ernest-bell\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"&quot;I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.&quot; - Henry S. Salt\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Ernest Bell Library<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>was conceived in 1934.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5\" data-block=\"true\" data-offset-key=\"b29q5-0-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_center_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5.0:$b29q5-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"b29q5-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$b29q5.0:$b29q5-0-0.0\">\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of center for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"_209g _2vxa\" style=\"text-align: right;\" data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd\" data-block=\"true\" data-offset-key=\"ptfd-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd.0:$ptfd-0-0\" data-offset-key=\"ptfd-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".0.1.0.1.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$ptfd.0:$ptfd-0-0.0\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"  target=\"_blank\">Henry S. 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It tells the story of Yeong-hye, a dutiful wife whose decision to forego meat uproots her whole existence. The author said she wanted to explore \u201chuman violence, and also (ask) a question about human dignity.\u201d The chair of the judging panel, former Independent Literary Editor Boyd Tonkin, described Ms Han&#8217;s work as a &#8220;novel of tenderness and terror&#8221; and said it was &#8220;unforgettably powerful and original&#8221;. He said it was the unanimous choice of the six judges. Ms Han&#8217;s translator, Deborah Smith, shares the award for her translation despite only having learnt Korean herself in 2010. Sources &#8211; The Independent &#8211; The Hindu Han Kang&#8217;s The Vegetarian wins Man Booker International Prize &#8230;&#8230; Our 3 Main Projects The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects. 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