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020			_a978-0-553-44818-4
040			_aLibrary of Congress _cCataloging-in-Publication
082			_2895.73'2
100			_aHan Kang, 1970-
245			_aThe vegetarian _b: a novel / Han Kang; translated from Korean by Deborah Smith
250			_apublished in arrangement with Portobello Books
260			_aUnited States _bHogarth _c2015
520			_aWhen ordinary and submissive Yeong-hye becomes a vegetarian, her family treats her decision as both a disease and a betrayal. As they try to control her, their own manners deteriorate, culminating in violence, adultery, and estrangement. Yeong-hye becomes a Bartleby-like figure as her personal choice morphs into other acts of social rebellion, such as being shirtless in public or refusing to ingest anything but water. Korean writer Han Kang’s elegant yet unsettling prose conveys her protagonist’s brother-in-law’s obsessive, art-centered lust; her sister’s tepid, regret-riddled existence; and Yeong-hye’s vivid, disturbing dreams. What is more upsetting is how the characters’ taboo behavior begins to seem reasonable over time, perhaps because they have ignored their desires for so long. Divided into three novellas, The Vegetarian shows how one woman’s step toward independence destroys a family that thrives on oppression and what they consider to be normal. Readers will want more of the author’s shocking portrayals of our innermost doubts, beliefs, and longings. -- Hyzy, Biz (Reviewed 2/15/2016) (Booklist, vol 112, number 12, p28)
546			_aOriginally published in Korean as three separate novelettes and compiled into a novel (Ch'aesikjuuija) published in 2007 by Changbi Publishers Inc. The english translation by Deborah Smith was originally published in hardcover and somewhat different form in Great Britain by Portobello Books, London, in 2015. The translation reprinted in this edition of The Vegetarian, which includes amendments to the original 2015 translation, was originally published in paperback in the United Kingdom by Portobello Books, London, in 2018.
586			_a2024 New York Times Book Review Best Books of the 21st Century 2024 Nobel Prize in literature 2016 International Booker Prize
650			_2Asian people. Dysfunctional families. East asian people. Families. Family Relationships. Life change events. Metamorphosis. Nightmares. Obsession. Vegetarianism.
651			_2South Korea. East Asia.
655			_2Novellas. Psychological fiction. Translations.
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