The protagonist, Yong-Hye, and her husband are two ordinary people. He dutifully commutes to his office, lacking any ambition. She is not characterized by any passion; she is simply a devoted housewife.
The monotony of their marriage is disrupted when Yong-Hye decides one day not to eat meat again. She offers no explanations. 'I saw a dream,' is all she says. It is a small sign of independence, which can be considered extreme and may prove to be particularly dangerous in a country like South Korea.
And that’s not all. Yong-Hye’s passive resistance, a process of peculiar transformation, transcends every limit of the grotesque. She never wore a bra with pleasure, but now she begins to do so publicly. Moreover, she dreams of living like a plant. The entire family will eventually turn against her.
The award-winning Vegetarian is a story of Kafkaesque conception that unfolds in three acts. A captivating and bizarre novel, violent and sensual, with which Han Kang, one of the most popular literary voices of the Far East, explores desire and shame, oppression and power.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Han Kang
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Kastanioti
- Publishers
- -
- Type
- Prose
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 208
- Publication Date
- 2020
- ISBN-13
- 9789600366860
Important information
Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.