South Korean author Han Kang won a prestigious French literary award Thursday with her novel "I Do Not Bid Farewell." The 2021 book was named the winner of the Prix Medicis award for foreign literature. The Prix Medicis, founded in 1958, is among the top literary awards honoring works of fiction in France. The foreign literature category was added in 1970 to recognize books published in translation. Han had.
Barbara Zitwer was thrilled at a wave of positive feedback about her book, “The Korean Book of Happiness: Joy, Resilience and The Art of Giving,” which has been on sale in physical and online bookstores since March last year.
A novel from acclaimed Korean novelist Han Kang is a finalist in foreign-language categories of two prestigious French literary awards, the book s Korean publisher said Saturday.