In We Do Not Part, Han Kang faces unbearable historical traumas with sorrow and compassion
- Written by Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Saryeoni Forest Trail, Jeju, South Korea.ShutterstockIt’s daunting to review a novel written by someone who, in 2024, received the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize was awarded for Han Kang’s “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”: a description that applies...





