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  Nobel laureate Han Kang's books fly off shelves with over 500,000 copies sold

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- More than 500,000 copies of novels and short stories written by Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang have been sold at two major online bookstores in South Korea since her winning four days ago, the bookstore oper
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  Han Kang expresses deep gratitude for congratulatory messages for Nobel win

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, the novelist who became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in literature this week, on Friday expressed her deep gratitude over an outpouring of congratulatory messages for her award."I was surpri
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  Korean writers' association hails Han Kang's Nobel Prize win

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Korean writers' association on Friday welcomed Han Kang's winning of the Nobel Prize in literature as "a blessing for literary language." Han, 53, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday
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  (News Focus) Han Kang's Nobel win spotlights translators' role in global Korean literature

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- When 2024 Nobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang's "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize back in 2016, Deborah Smith, the book's London-based translator, received equal, if n
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  (LEAD) Novelist Han Seung-won thought daughter's Nobel Prize win was fake news

  (ATTN: UPDATES with father's press conference in first nine paras; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Seung-won said Friday he was so surprised to learn about his daughter Han Kang winning a Nobel Prize that he
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  Han Kang's books dominate South Korean bookstores after Nobel win

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Novelist Han Kang's books surged in sales on South Korean online bookstores following her Nobel Prize in literature win, with over 130,000 copies sold in less than a day on two major platforms.Kyobo Book Centre and Yes2
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  Publisher of Han Kang's translator celebrates her Nobel Prize win

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Following South Korean novelist Han Kang's Nobel Prize win, the publishing house associated with her English translator has hailed the achievement as "a huge win for translated fiction." Tilted Axis Press, c
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  Novelist Han Seung-won 'stunned' by daughter's Nobel Prize win

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Seung-won, father of the country's first Nobel laureate in literature, on Friday expressed astonishment at his daughter Han Kang's win, saying it felt as if "the world had been turned
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  (2nd LD) Renowned Korean American author Lee hails Han Kang's Nobel Prize win

  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-6)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Renowned Korean American author Min Jin Lee on Thursday congratulated South Korean author Han Kang on her historic win of the Nobel Prize in literature this week, sayin
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  (LEAD) Renowned Korean American author Lee hails Han Kang's Nobel Prize win

  (ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in last para; CHANGES photo)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Renowned Korean American author Min Jin Lee on Thursday congratulated South Korean author Han Kang on her historic win of the Nobel Prize in liter
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  Renowned Korean American author Lee hails Han Kang's Nobel Prize win

  By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Renowned Korean American author Min Jin Lee on Thursday congratulated South Korean author Han Kang on her historic win of the Nobel Prize in literature this week, saying Han deserves "this global r
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  (News Focus) Korean literature breaks into global mainstream with Nobel Prize after Booker Prize

  SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang's historic win of the Nobel Prize in literature marks a major breakthrough for Korean literature, which has been gaining international recognition in recent years.Even before the Nobel triumph, numerous Korean
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  (4th LD) S. Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize

  (ATTN: ADDS Han's response in paras 5-7)By Shim Sun-ah, Yoo Jee-ho and Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to get the honor, a surprise feat that had h
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  Chronology of major events in Han Kang's life

  SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday. The following is a chronology of major events in her life.-- Nov. 27, 1970: Born to novelist Han Seung-won in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province--
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  (URGENT) Han Kang says 'so surprised and honored'

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  (News Focus) Han Kang: Nobel laureate who explores intersection of violence, beauty, human resilience

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, has delved into universal human themes, such as violence and death, through her distinctive poetic and experimental writing styl
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  (News Focus) Who is Han Kang, winner of 2024 Nobel literature prize?

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, the first Korean winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, was born in 1970 in the southwestern city of Gwangju as the daughter of novelist Han Seung-won. She later moved to Seoul with her family and
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  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-14)By Shim Sun-ah and Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to get the honor, a surprise feat that had her country rejoicing i
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  Major online bookstores crash due to high traffic after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature

  SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major online bookstores said Thursday their sites briefly crashed due to high traffic soon after homegrown author Han Kang was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature."We fielded
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  Yoon celebrates Han Kang's winning of Nobel literature prize as 'monumental achievement'

  By Kim Eun-jungVIENTIANE, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulated novelist Han Kang on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, calling it "a monumental achievement" in the history of Korean literature"