Han, Kang, 1970-

The white book / Han Kang ; translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith. - First U.S. edition. - 157 pages ; 21 cm

"This translation originally published in Great Britain by Portobello Books, London in 2017. This edition published by arrangement with Portobello Books."--Title page verso.

A lyrical exploration of personal grief, conveyed through the prism of the color white, finds a nameless writer grappling with a haunting family tragedy involving the infancy death of her older sister.

9780525573067 0525573062

2018287952


Suffering--Fiction.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Sisters--Death--Fiction.
Authors--Fiction.
FICTION--Psychological.
FICTION--Literary.
FICTION--Cultural Heritage.
Suffering--Fiction.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Fiction.
Children--Death--Fiction.
White--Fiction.

PL992.26.K36 / H8413 2019