We Do Not Part by Han Kang Hardback Book 9780241600269

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2024Like a long winters dream this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful historyOne of the most profound and skilled writers working on the contemporary world stage Deborah LevyBeginning one morning in December We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island to the home of her old friend Inseon Hospitalized following an accident Inseon has begged Kyungha to hasten there to feed her beloved pet bird who will otherwise dieKyungha takes the first plane to Jeju but a snowstorm hits the island the moment she arrives plunging her into a world of white Beset by icy wind and snow squalls she wonders if she will arrive in time to save the bird or even survive the terrible cold which envelops her with every step As night falls she struggles her way to Inseons house unaware as yet of the descent into darkness which awaits herThere the longburied story of Inseons family surges into light in dreams and memories passed from mother to daughter and in a painstakingly assembled archive documenting a terrible massacre on the island seventy years beforeWe Do Not Part is a hymn to friendship a eulogy to the imagination and above all an indictment against forgettingTranslated by e yaewon and Paige Aniyah MorrisA vital voice and a writer of extraordinary humanity Her work is a gift to us...