The White Book: Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature by Han Kang

WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

From the author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a meditation on colour, beginning with a list of white things. But it is also a book about mourning, and of rebirth and the tenacity of the human spirit. It is a stunning investigation of the fragility, beauty and strangeness of life from one of the great literary voices of our time.

Reviews

A brilliant psychogeography of grief, moving as it does between place, history and memory... Poised and never flinches from serene dignity... The White Book is a mysterious text, perhaps in part a secular prayer book... Translated seamlessly by Smith, The White Book succeeds in reflecting Han's urgent desire to transcend pain with language -- Deborah Levy ― Guardian Published On: 2017-11-04

Wonderful. A quietly gripping contemplation on life, death and the existential impact of those who have gone before -- Eimear McBride

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

UK Edition Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Granta Books; International ed. edition (5 April 2018)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1846276950

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846276958

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.1 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm

Customer reviews: 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars    587 ratings

US Edition Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hogarth; First Edition (March 11, 2025)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525573074

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.34 x 0.7 x 8.04 inches

Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars    601 ratings