Vegetarian

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While writing, I often pondered the following questions: the extent of human violence; the boundaries between sanity and madness; and the extent to which we can understand others. I hoped that The Vegetarian would answer these questions. Through The Vegetarian, I wanted to portray a woman who steadfastly refuses to join the human race.
—Han Jiang's speech at the National Booker Prize ceremony Editor's recommendation:
The only Asian work to win the Man Booker International Prize defeated two Nobel Prize winners in literature, Orhan Pamuk and Kenzaburo Ōe, including their masterpieces "Strange Things in My Head" and "Water Death" and "The Lost Child," the finale of the "Neapolitan Quartet," to win the title. This is also the first time in the history of the Man Booker International Prize that a single book has been awarded (previously, it was awarded to the author's lifetime achievement).
2 This world-renowned phenomenal masterpiece, as sharp as a knife, puts the entire human society on the shooting range.
The novel has won the Yi Sang Prize, South Korea's highest literary award, and has sold copyrights in 43 countries and regions worldwide, with cumulative sales exceeding 6 million copies. It has been named Book of the Year by 60 media outlets, including Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Publishers Weekly.
3 Representative works by South Korea's most internationally acclaimed writers! A hot candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. As a key figure in South Korean literature, Han Kang is a strong candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Nobel Prize winner in Literature and leading figure of French literature Jean-Claude Le Clézio deserves great success for a masterpiece like "The Vegetarian" that brilliantly depicts sex and madness.
-- Ian McEwan, winner of the Booker Prize and the most influential writer in contemporary British literature
4 was selected as one of the top ten novels of the decade along with The Three-Body Problem
In 2019, the authoritative American magazine "Wired" selected "The Vegetarian" as one of the 10 best genre novels in the past 10 years. Also selected were "The Buried Giant" by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro and "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin.
5 The pinnacle of women's writing was selected by The New York Times as one of the 15 masterpieces of women's writing in the 21st century that reshaped our thinking and writing
6. The number of borrowers exceeds that of "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982"
The National Library of Korea analyzed borrowing data from 845 libraries nationwide from January 2017 to April 2021.
The results show that "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" has become the favorite book of people aged 20-29.
Following "The Little Match Girl", "The Vegetarian" surpassed the popular book "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982" to win the first place in Korean original literature borrowing and the second place in total literature borrowing rate.
7 South Korean President Moon Jae-in, BTS leader Kim Nam-joon, Red Velvet's Kim Ye-bin, GOT7's Park Jin-young, and popular actress Lim Soo-jung sincerely recommend it
8. The film adaptation was shortlisted for the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Best Feature Film. To escape the violence from her husband, family, society, and the public, she decided to transform into a tree. In the eyes of her husband, Mr. Zheng, before her illness, Yeong-hye was a perfectly ordinary woman: neither tall nor short, with neither long nor short hair, plain features, and ordinary clothing. She was docile, plain, and quiet. Just as he had hoped, Yeong-hye perfectly fulfilled the role of an ordinary wife—taking care of the house and serving her husband, just like countless other traditional women.
However, after a nightmare, the wife suddenly begins to refuse to eat meat, refuses to prepare non-vegetarian dishes for the family, and ultimately begins to reject her own "human" identity, thinking of herself as a plant, one that only needs sunlight and water and refuses all food and communication. As her passive rebellion manifests itself in increasingly extreme and terrifying forms, scandal, abuse, and alienation begin to spiral her into her fantasy world. In a complete transformation of mind and body, her now dangerous efforts will lead Yeong-hye—impossibly, ecstatically, and tragically—far away from the self she once knew.
Written in a lyrical yet piercing style, The Vegetarian delicately blends tenderness and horror, revealing the impact of a fierce rebellion on its heroine and all those around her. This concise, beautifully written, and unsettling book will linger in readers' minds and even in their dreams.
--Boyd Tonkin, Chairman of the International Booker Prize, said that as a key figure in the Korean literary world, Han Kang is very likely to become a key candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature among contemporary Korean writers.
- Nobel Prize winner in Literature and leading figure of French literature Jean-Claude Le Clézio deserves great success for a masterpiece like "The Vegetarian" that brilliantly depicts sex and madness.
The almost perverse allure of this novel by Ian McEwan, Booker Prize winner and the most influential contemporary British author, stems precisely from the poetic imagery within its pages. They are violent, erotic, and nightmarish. Reading this book is like being transported to a room filled with exotic flowers and plants, their rich fragrance gripping your throat, widening your eyes, and leaving you in a state of shock.
——Amsterdamer Magazine, Netherlands
Open this book and prepare to be sliced, colored, slapped, caressed, torn to pieces, shocked, and shaken!
—Amelia Gray, American novelist

2021-09-01

四川文艺出版社

Motie Iron Gourd, Motie Watermelon Candy

208

9787541160868