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The vegetarian : a novel / Han Kang ; translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith

Author
Han, Kang, 1970-
Uniform Title
Ch'aesikchuŭija. English and 채 식 주의자. English
Published
New York ; London : Hogarth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018
Copyright Date
©2015
Edition
"2018 paperback edition"
Physical Description
199 pages : Illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Creators
Smith, Deborah, 1987- and Han, Kang, 1970-

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Language Note
Translated from the Korean.
Summary
"Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It's a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law, and her sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that's become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her but also from herself."--Jacket.
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ISBN
9780553448184 (hardcover)
0553448188
9781101906118 (2016 reprint)
1101906111 (2016 reprint)
9780553448191 (electronic book)
Note
Includes an excerpts from author new book (186-1990)
"Originally published in 2007 in Korean as three separate novelettes and then compiled into a novel, 채 식 주의자 (Ch'aesikjuuija)"--Title page verso.
Awards
Man Booker International Prize, 2016
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