Han Kang wrote it whilst living in Warsaw, though in the book the city is never named explicitly. Instead it is only a white city, white for its snow and white for its stone ruins. In an interview with Granta, Kang said that when writing this book, she imagined her prematurely dead sister had lived and visited the city ‘in Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color white. While on a writer's residency, a nameless narrator wanders the twin white worlds of the blank page and snowy Warsaw. THE WHITE BOOK becomes a meditation on the color white, as well as a fictional journey inspired by an older Brand: Random House Publishing Group. The White Book is a meditation on colour, beginning with a list of white things. It is a book about mourning, rebirth and the tenacity of the human spirit. It is a stunning investigation of the fragility, beauty and strangeness of life. Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith. Read more/5().
"The White Book is Han Kang's most experimental fictional work to date. () Kang's book is marked by a wonder of the incorporeal world. Her characteristically poetic writing, driven by the visual ornaments of the colour white, is most potent in short fragments. The White Book - by Han Kang (Hardcover) $ $ undefined out of 5 stars with 0 reviews. be the first!be the first! ratings. Quantity. Deliver to Edit zip code. Get it by Mon, Oct 18 with free standard shipping on $35 orders. "The White Book is a profound and precious thing, its language achingly intimate, each image haunting and true. It is a remarkable achievement. Han Kang is a genius." —Lisa McInerney "Kang's masterful voice is captivating and nothing short of brilliant." —Booklist (starred) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
English: The White Book Korean literary superstar Han Kang writes about the sister she has never met: When her mother was 22, she was living in a remote area and gave birth to a premature little girl who died after a few hours. In "The White Book", the author employs the color white to meditate on the experience and what it meant for her parents and herself, the child that probably wouldn't have been born had her older sister survived. From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color white. While on a writer's residency, a nameless narrator wanders the twin white worlds of the blank page and snowy Warsaw. THE WHITE BOOK becomes a meditation on the color white, as well as a fictional journey inspired by an older sister who died in her mother's arms, a few hours old. Book Description. Shortlisted for the Man Booker International A stunning meditation on the colour white; about light, about death and about ritual --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. About the Author. Han Kang was born in Gwangju, South Korea, and moved to Seoul at the age of ten.
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