Han Kang speaks up on Nobel Prize, thanks ‘enormous wave’ of blessing

- Photo: Munhakdongne Publishing

SEOUL: Han Kang (pic), the first South Korean and Asian to be decorated with the Nobel Prize in literature, spoke officially for the first time late Friday (Oct 11) evening through her publishers, expressing shock and gratitude towards “enormous waves” of congratulations from across the world.

“I am grateful for being chosen as the laureate. The amount of warm words of congratulations that poured in throughout the day like an enormous wave surprised me,” said Han in a statement released by her publishers, Munhakdongne Publishing and Changbi Publishers.