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Deborah Smith

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Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith’s translations from the Korean include three books by Han Kang—The White Book (shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize), The Vegetarian (winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize) and Human Acts—and two novels by Bae Suah, A Greater Music and Recitation.

Articles by Deborah Smith

First Read—From “The White Book”

By Han Kang

The following excerpt is from Han Kang’s The White Book, translated by Deborah Smith and out this week from Hogarth. Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize, The White Book…

Translated by Deborah Smith

A close-up of meat bound into a round shape, wrapped in plastic.

Photo by Bastenbas from Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Vegetarian

By Han Kang

In this excerpt from 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature Han Kang's Booker Prize-winning novel, a man reels as his wife suddenly decides to give up meat.

Translated from Korean by Deborah Smith

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Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith

Articles by Deborah Smith

First Read—From “The White Book”

The Vegetarian