6/20/2023 0 Comments The vegetarian han kang endingGreek Lessons tells the story of two ordinary people brought together at a moment of private anguish-the fading light of a man losing his vision meeting the silence of a woman who has lost her language. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. Soon the two discover a deeper pain binds them together. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. "Now and then, language would thrust its way into her sleep like a skewer through meat, startling her awake several times a night." ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Irish Times, i-D Magazine, Lit Hub About the BookĪn intimate, dazzling novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the “visionary” ( New York Times Book Review) author of the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian She will be joined in conversation by Franny Choi. Join us on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 PM as Han Kang presents her new novel, Greek Lessons.
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