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South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – follow live
Author, known for her acclaimed work The Vegetarian, honoured for her ‘intense prose that confronts historical traumas’
Last year, Norwegian writer Jon Fosse won the Nobel, having long been tipped for it. Check out Catherine Taylor’s guide to his work here
Earlier this week, Ladbrokes had been accepting bets on today’s winner (bets are now closed). However, punters weren’t able to bet on one of the listed candidates: Alexis Wright.
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South Korea's Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize
Han Kang is the first South Korean winner and only the 18th woman to win the Nobel literature prize.15 minutes ago - South Korea -
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South Korean author Han Kang wins the 2024 Nobel prize in literature
Han, whose works include The Vegetarian, was praised for her ‘intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’. The Nobel prize in literature has been ...1 hour ago -
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Nobel Prize for literature goes to South Korean author Han Kang
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Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to South Korean author Han Kang
The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called her “intense poetic prose.”5 minutes ago -
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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose"
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