We Do Not Part
THE NEW NOVEL FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
" Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize
" A] masterpiece."--The Boston Globe
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Han Kang's most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history. One winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet--a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon's house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal--or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn't yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend's house. Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully illuminates a forgotten chapter in Korean history, buried for decades--bringing to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable violence--and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.
" Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize
" A] masterpiece."--The Boston Globe
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Han Kang's most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history. One winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet--a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon's house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal--or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn't yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend's house. Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully illuminates a forgotten chapter in Korean history, buried for decades--bringing to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable violence--and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0593595459
ISBN13:9780593595459
Release Date:January 2025
Publisher:Hogarth Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.87 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Soul-shattering!
Published by FoxInTheStacks , 12 days ago
Snow. Engrossed. Wonder. South Korea. Powerful. Soul-shattering. Take care when wandering into the detritus of what you are writing. Every human piece of me sunk into these meltingly written words on the pages. My imagination using lived experience to bring forth visions of new perspectives and places never before visualized or conceptualized. Ardent feelings bubbling up all along the way. Phew. This was powerful and it would behoove you to add this to your books read in a lifetime. Oof, I’m left with a lot of grief and empathy and reminders that we have to keep fighting for empathy and for all humanity.
Disclaimer: this ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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