Greek Lessons: From the International Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian by Han Kang

A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian.

In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight.

Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages.

Greek Lessons is a tender love letter to human connection, a novel to awaken the senses, vividly conjuring the essence of what it means to be alive.

Translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon.

Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024

Reviews

'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' Max Porter

'Another stunning gem: quiet, sharply faceted, and devastating' Kirkus

'Han Kang is a writer like no other. In a few lines, she seems to traverse the entirety of human experience' Katie Kitamura

UK Edition Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (1 Feb. 2024)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241997062

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241997062

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 1 x 19.8 cm

US Edition Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Publishing Group (January 30, 2024)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593595440

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593595442

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.17 x 0.49 x 7.98 inches