About this episode
The episode explores the impact of Korean literature on global popularity through the works of Han Kang.
In our continued investigation of Korea's chokehold on global popularity, we discuss two novels by Nobel Prize winning Korean author Han Kang: THE VEGETARIAN + HUMAN ACTS. For the full episode, please join us on patreon.com/imsopopular where you will find hundreds of hours of exclusive paywalled episodes, the SIRENS bonus show, access to the Discord and more.
People in this episode
Host: Zach Langley Chi Chi
Topics covered
- Korean literature
- Nobel Prize
- global popularity
- Han Kang
- novels
- cultural analysis
Keywords
- Korea
- Nobel Prize
- Han Kang
- THE VEGETARIAN
- HUMAN ACTS
- literature
- cultural influence
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE VEGETARIAN, HUMAN ACTS
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