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GREEK LESSONS

  • Author(s)

    Han Kang한강

  • Translator(s)

    Deborah SmithDeborah Smith E. YaewonE. Yaewon

  • Publisher

    Penguin UKPenguin UK

  • Country

    UNITED KINGDOM

  • Language

    English(English)

  • Year Published

    2024

  • Category

    Literary Fiction 순수소설

  • Target User

    Adult 성인

  • Period

    Contemporary 현대

Description 작품 소개

Book of the Year 2023 according to New Yorker, TIME magazine, Kirkus


A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian.


'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' Max Porter


In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight.


Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages.


Greek Lessons is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive.


Translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon.


'Another stunning gem: quiet, sharply faceted, and devastating' Kirkus


'Han Kang is a writer like no other. In a few lines, she seems to traverse the entirety of human experience' Katie Kitamura

Reference

Penguin UK. "GREEK LESSONS", https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453111/greek-lessons-by-kang-han/9780241997062. accessed 24 September 2024.

Author Bio 작가 소개

Book of the Year 2023 according to New Yorker, TIME magazine, Kirkus A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian. 'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' Max Porter In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages. Greek Lessons is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive. Translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon. 'Another stunning gem: quiet, sharply faceted, and devastating' Kirkus 'Han Kang is a writer like no other. In a few lines, she seems to traverse the entirety of human experience' Katie Kitamura

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