WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

A strange, painfully tender exploration of the cruelty of desire that is satisfied and of mortal desire that is ignored... Exquisite

Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people - a responsible wife and a quiet office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong-hye decides to become a vegetarian. However, in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unknown and social customs are strictly adhered to, it is a shocking act of subversion.

Yeong-hye's passive resistance quickly manifests in increasingly strange and terrifying forms, from sexual sadism to suicide attempts, and in increasingly erotic and delusional works of art as she increasingly immerses herself in her fantasies...

Disturbing and beautiful at times, The Vegetarian is a revelatory novel about contemporary South Korea; a story of shame, desire, and our failed attempts to understand others.

Pages: 192, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm