Nobel laureate Han Kang's books fly off shelves with over 500,000 copies sold
Updated On: 14 October, 2024 01:32 PM IST | Seoul | IANS
Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to win the big international award and blazing the trail for Korean literature`s global recognition
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Kang`s 2014 novel, `Human Acts`, followed by the award-winning `The Vegetarian` and her most recent work, `We Do Not Part`, were the top three on the sales list. Photo Courtesy: AFP
More than 500,000 copies of novels and short stories written by Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang have been sold at two major online bookstores in South Korea since her winning four days ago, the bookstore operators said on Sunday.
According to Kyobo Book Centre and Yes24, about 530,000 copies of Kang`s books had been sold as of 2 pm on Sunday, since the announcement of her win as the first South Korean to receive the Nobel Prize in literature last Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported.
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