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Han Kang: translators share memories of working with the winner of the Nobel prize in literature

Han Kang, the South Korean winner of the 2024 Nobel prize in literature, made her breakthrough in the English-speaking world with her first translated novel (her third in Korean), The Vegetarian. Published in English in 2015, it was an immediate success, making the Evening Standard bestseller list. It went on…

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

‘My novels explore human suffering’: Nobel Prize winner Han Kang writes with empathy for vulnerable lives

South Korean writer Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. The 53-year-old is the first South Korean writer to win the prize, and only the 18th woman (of 121 winners to…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024

Han Kang’s Nobel win is testament to importance of small press publishing

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

Austin's heartwarming firelighters make CEO on autism spectrum 'visible'

Tasmanian parents make their son, who has autism and is non-verbal, the CEO and public face of their business.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Thug who suffocated grandmother with pillow and stole £3,500 jailed

Grace Smith attacked 73-year-old Mary Smith in July last year, “suffocating her into submission” and stealing her bank card.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022

Woman, 20, suffocated own grandma and stole £3,500 to use on Uber Eats and Netflix

Grace Smith, 20, had been harassing and stealing money from family members for years until a restraining order was passed to prevent her seeing her mum and nan

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022

Nan suffocated with her own pillow by thieving granddaughter who spent £3,500 on Amazon, Uber Eats and Netflix

Grace Smith carried out a campaign of theft and fraud against numerous family members

Liverpool Echo · Jan 17, 2022