by Han Kang · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439741817
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In 'Greek Lessons', Han Kang introduces us to a woman in Seoul who attends ancient Greek classes, seeking to regain her ability to speak after losing her mother and custody of her son. Her teacher, divided between Korea and Germany, faces the imminent loss of sight. Through their intertwined voices, the author explores themes of loss, silence, and human connection, offering a reflection on philosophy, language, and the essence of feeling alive. A moving novel that delves into the fragility of our senses and the search for salvation in moments of despair.
Han Kang is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel The Vegetarian, which became the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2016. Han is the first Asian woman and Korean to be a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 2024 in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life".
