Saturday, October 12, 2024

Wonderful news--S. Korean novelist Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in Literature

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Vegetarian/zmEpBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
and she's a woman writing
in a man's voice. I've actually read the first part of this novel before, but this Google Books review is longer--
It's very gripping and well-written, though it's a literary novel--not a genre romance, thriller or mystery.
A woman who suddenly becomes a vegetarian.
It's quite unforgettable--like the beginning of Mo Yan's Red Sorghum.
I
have to read the whole as soon as I get myself a reasonably-priced used copy.
kmk
10-12-2024

Sagaing earthquake--building collapse in Bangkok--Ava Bridge in Myanmar--many images online

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2x2xle5g5o