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Nobel Prize winner Han Kang hopes 'Human Acts' will be access road to understanding Gwangju uprising
Han Kang, this year's laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature, hopes her novel "Human Acts" will be an access road to understanding the May 18, 1980, pro-democracy people's uprising in Gwangju to ...
Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.
The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, ...
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South Korea is still haunted by the Gwangju Uprising
The news that President Yoon had instated martial law on Tuesday hit me hard. The last time martial law was declared in South ...
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Han Kang says 1979 martial law in hometown of Gwangju still affects her
Han was nine years old when her family left Gwangju in January 1980, roughly four months before the 1980 May 18 Gwangju ...
South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre
In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a ...
After Yoon's martial law order, South Korean protester recalls strongman military rule
Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...
For Some Koreans, Martial Law Brought Back Frightening Memories
I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the ...
Celebrations of winning the Han River Nobel Prize in Gwangju and Jeonnam followed one after another
Various celebrations were held in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province to celebrate Han's historic Nobel Prize in Literature.In Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, where ...
VOX POPULI: Yoon’s martial law order brings 1980 uprising in Gwangju to mind
In May 1980, a South Korean woman, who lost her adolescent son in Gwangju, is overcome with grief in the cemetery where his ...
Celebration of the 'Han River Nobel Prize in Literature' in Gwangju and Jeonnam
Various celebrations are held in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province to celebrate Han Kang's acceptance of the Nobel Prize in Literature.In Jangheung, ...