Han Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.
One winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.
Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully illuminates a forgotten chapter in Korean history, buried for decades—bringing to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable violence—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.
Han Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.
One winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.
Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully illuminates a forgotten chapter in Korean history, buried for decades—bringing to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable violence—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.
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South Korean fiction frequently examines the boundary between bodily autonomy, historical memory, and psychological trauma, a dynamic clearly demonstrated in the International Booker Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian. Author Han Kang gained international acclaim for her unsettling, deeply lyrical narratives that confront human violence and physical fragility. Her work explores how personal grief intersects with collective history, offering readers profound inquiries into vulnerability and endurance.
Born in Gwangju, Han Kang is the daughter of novelist Han Seung-won. At the age of 10, her family relocated to Suyuri in Seoul, a neighborhood she later recalled affectionately in her novel Greek Lessons. She studied Korean literature at Yonsei University. Her literary career began in 1993 when several of her poems were published in the winter issue of the quarterly journal Literature and Society. She made her official prose debut the following year when her short story "The Scarlet Anchor" won the daily Seoul Shinmun spring literary contest. She went on to receive prestigious recognitions, including the Today's Young Artist Award, the Korean Literature Novel Award, and the Yi Sang Literary Prize in 2005. From 2007 to 2018, including in 2013, she taught creative writing as a professor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Han Kang's writing is distinguished by an intense, poetic style that investigates historical trauma and human fragility. Devoting herself to music and visual art alongside her writing, she incorporates rhythmic and sensory qualities into her prose. Her narratives frequently depict individuals who reject institutionalized societal expectations or endure profound psychological pain, utilizing precise imagery to chart physical and emotional suffering. Moving between surreal allegories and historical realism, her books examine empathy, somatic resistance, and human dignity.
2 books in catalog
South Korean fiction frequently examines the boundary between bodily autonomy, historical memory, and psychological trauma, a dynamic clearly demonstrated in the International Booker Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian. Author Han Kang gained international acclaim for her unsettling, deeply lyrical narratives that confront human violence and physical fragility. Her work explores how personal grief intersects with collective history, offering readers profound inquiries into vulnerability and endurance.
Born in Gwangju, Han Kang is the daughter of novelist Han Seung-won. At the age of 10, her family relocated to Suyuri in Seoul, a neighborhood she later recalled affectionately in her novel Greek Lessons. She studied Korean literature at Yonsei University. Her literary career began in 1993 when several of her poems were published in the winter issue of the quarterly journal Literature and Society. She made her official prose debut the following year when her short story "The Scarlet Anchor" won the daily Seoul Shinmun spring literary contest. She went on to receive prestigious recognitions, including the Today's Young Artist Award, the Korean Literature Novel Award, and the Yi Sang Literary Prize in 2005. From 2007 to 2018, including in 2013, she taught creative writing as a professor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Han Kang's writing is distinguished by an intense, poetic style that investigates historical trauma and human fragility. Devoting herself to music and visual art alongside her writing, she incorporates rhythmic and sensory qualities into her prose. Her narratives frequently depict individuals who reject institutionalized societal expectations or endure profound psychological pain, utilizing precise imagery to chart physical and emotional suffering. Moving between surreal allegories and historical realism, her books examine empathy, somatic resistance, and human dignity.
