The Vegetarian

2007 · Book · fiction literature, psychological fiction

Han Kang

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The Vegetarian (Korean: 채식주의자) is a 2007 novel by South Korean writer Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Based on Han's 1997 short story "The Fruit of My Woman", The Vegetarian is a three-part novel set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a part-time graphic artist and home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat or animal products after a bloody nightmare about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and family life.

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Type: Book
Release date: October 30, 2007
Genres: fiction literature, psychological fiction
Created by: Han Kang
Countries: South Korea