Beskrivelse
Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, We Do Not Part by Han Kang is a haunting novel that journeys from modern-day South Korea into its painful past. It follows Kyungha’s urgent trip to Jeju Island under harsh winter conditions to care for her friend’s beloved bird.
A deeply moving exploration of friendship, memory, and the weight of history.
Starting on a cold December morning, the story follows Kyungha as she leaves Seoul for Jeju Island to help her hospitalized friend, Inseon. Inseon has asked Kyungha to come quickly to feed her cherished pet bird, which faces death without her care.
Upon arrival, Kyungha is met with a fierce snowstorm that blankets the island, forcing her to battle freezing winds and blinding snow as she races against time. Each step forward brings the threat of the cold closer, and she wonders if she will reach Inseon’s home in time to save the bird-or even herself.
As night descends, Kyungha’s journey leads her into a deeper darkness. At Inseon’s house, long-hidden family stories come alive through dreams, memories shared between mother and daughter, and a carefully preserved archive revealing a horrific massacre that took place on Jeju Island seventy years earlier.
We Do Not Part stands as a tribute to enduring friendship, a celebration of the power of imagination, and a powerful reminder of the dangers of forgetting the past.
Yderligere information
| Forfatter(e) | Han Kang |
|---|---|
| Kategori | Bøger |
| Genre(r) | Skønlitteratur |
| Forlag | Hamish Hamilton |
| Udgivelsesdato | Er udgivet |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| ISBN-13 | 9780241600269 |
| ISBN-10 | 024160026X |
| Indbinding | Hardback |
| Sidetal | 384 |
| Tags | The, Vegetarian, Greek, Lessons, Human, Acts, White, Book, Nobel, Price, Prize, Nobelprisen, We Do Not Part, Bøger, Bog |
| GPSR | Produktsikkerhed |
