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Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision to embrace a more plant-like existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiraling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorphosis of both mind and body, her now dangerous endeavor will take Yeong-hye impossibly, ecstatically, tragically far from her once-known self altogether. A disturbing, yet beautifully composed narrative told in three parts, "The Vegetarian" is an allegorical novel about modern day South Korea, but also a story of obsession, choice, and our faltering attempts to understand others, from one imprisoned body to another."
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The Vegetarian, Han Kang
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2016
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- Titel
- The Vegetarian
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Han Kang
- Uitgever
- Hogarth
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2016
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 188
- ISBN10
- 0553448188
- ISBN13
- 9780553448184
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Hedendaagse literatuur, Eten, Relaties, Cadeaus voor Vrouwen, Geestelijke Gezondheid, Maatschappelijke romans, Azië, Verfilmd, Dromen, Levensstijl, Bossen, Geestelijke Aandoeningen, Asiatische fictie, Vegetarisme, Uithongering, Korea, Zuid-Korea, Koreaanse literatuur, Booker Prize
- Eerste editie
- 2007
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- 채식주의자 (Čchesikdžuidža)
- Beoordeling
- 3,6 van 5
- Aantekening
- Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision to embrace a more plant-like existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiraling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorphosis of both mind and body, her now dangerous endeavor will take Yeong-hye impossibly, ecstatically, tragically far from her once-known self altogether. A disturbing, yet beautifully composed narrative told in three parts, "The Vegetarian" is an allegorical novel about modern day South Korea, but also a story of obsession, choice, and our faltering attempts to understand others, from one imprisoned body to another."