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Nobel Prize in Literature goes to 'The Vegetarian' author Han Kang

caption: South Korean author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
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South Korean author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Lee Jin-man/AP)

South Korean author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised Kang for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

Host Scott Tong speaks with NPR reporter Andrew Limbong.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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