First official appearance after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature
Brief remarks without an interview,
Novelist Han Kang. Yonhap News ,
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, ‘South Korean novelist Han Kang (54), who became the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is expected to attend the 18th Poni Jung Innovation Award ceremony on the 17th.’,
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, ‘According to sources from the literary world on the 14th, Han Kang is rumored to attend the Poni Jung Innovation Award ceremony on the 17th at the Poni Jung Hall in the I-Park Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. This will be her first official appearance after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. However, it is reported that Han Kang will not take questions from reporters and will only deliver brief remarks before leaving.’,
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, ‘Earlier, domestic publishers who released Han Kang’s works had prepared a press conference to commemorate her Nobel Prize, but the author declined to hold one.’,
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, ‘Han Seung-won, Han Kang’s father and a novelist himself, explained the reason for not holding the press conference by saying on the 11th, “There are fierce wars in Russia, Ukraine, and even Israel and Palestine, with bodies being carried out every day. How can we feast in such times?” Han Kang has since been avoiding interviews and requests from individual media outlets.’,
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, ‘The Poni Jung Foundation, established in 2005 to honor Jung Se-young, the chairman of HDC Group, focuses on scholarship programs and supports activities in the humanities field. The foundation selected Han Kang as the recipient of the Poni Jung Innovation Award on the 19th of last month.’,
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, ‘In a written statement sent through the publisher, Han Kang expressed her gratitude, saying, “The overwhelming warmth and congratulations that poured in like giant waves in just one day surprised me. I deeply appreciate all your heartfelt wishes.”‘,
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, ‘Han Kang is scheduled to deliver her Nobel Prize acceptance speech at the awards ceremony on December 10th at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden. \n’