韩江

Han Kang is a Chinese-language author who has drawn considerable attention in recent years; publicly available information is limited, and details of her life remain unclear. The library holds fifteen of her works, spanning categories such as family stories, foreign literature, and classic works. Representative titles include The Vegetarian, The Voiceless, White, No Farewell, and Putting Dinner in a Drawer. The Vegetarian has been issued in a new edition and is associated with the description of a Nobel laureate in literature. Judging from these works, Han Kang's writing often revolves around family relationships, the body and silence, and repression and resistance in everyday life. Her narratives are restrained yet tense, and her language is concise but often poetic. A collected edition of her works is titled "Writing as a Blade," suggesting the sharp edge of words within them. Overall, Han Kang's writing is highly recognizable in contemporary literary reading and merits attention from readers interested in family stories and foreign literature.