Han Seung-won, father of Han Seung-won, said, “My daughter is a good young novelist with poetic sensibility.”

Author Han Seung-won at Jangheung, Jeonnam holds a press conference at his writing office
stating, “Han Kang abstains from press conferences amidst Ukraine-Palestine war situation”,

Novelist Han Seung-won, father of author Han Kang, meets with reporters at the Han Seung-won Literary Museum in Hae San-togul, Anyang-myeon, Jangheung-gun, Jeonnam in the morning of the 11th to express his daughter’s thoughts on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yonhap News,
, ‘,On the 11th, Han Seung-won (85), a novelist and the father of Han Kang, who became the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, introduced his daughter as “a good young novelist with poetic sensibility” and expressed his thoughts on her award, saying, “It was too sudden. I thought it was fake news.”,
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, ‘On this day, at his writing office, the Han Seung-won Literary Museum in Hae San-togul, Anyang-myeon, Jangheung-gun, Han Seung-won held a press conference, stating, “You came to the wrong place if you want to hear my thoughts properly. I am just the shell. You need to go to Han Kang, the essence, to hear the story properly.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding his daughter’s refusal to hold a press conference, Han Seung-won explained, “She decided not to hold a press conference as the wars in Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and Palestine are intense with bodies being carried out daily. What kind of celebration can she have amidst this?”‘,
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, ‘He said, “I was perplexed upon hearing the news. I couldn’t say I was happy or pleased. The Limoges jury often chooses old writers or poets. I thought our daughter might be selected a few years later.” He shared his thoughts on his daughter’s award.’,
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, ‘Han Seung-won first learned of his daughter’s Nobel Prize through a telephone receiver passed from a journalist.’,
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, ‘He recalled saying to the journalist at the time, “What are you talking about? Did you call me based on fake news?” He also used the press conference to praise his daughter’s work.’,
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, ‘He praised his daughter, saying, “Red Anchor,” which debuted in the New Spring Literature, paints a fantastic and beautiful world from its title and first sentence. “A Boy Comes,” deals with a poetic and fantastic world, and “Never Parting,” leads with a fantastic sense of realism.’,
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, ‘He said, “The jury awarded her to future generations rather than the current generation because she captured beautiful sentences or worlds. The Limoges jury made the right judgment.”‘,
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, ‘When asked if he taught his daughter how to write novels, Han Seung-won replied, “I gave her a separate room. She was writing novels for a long time, and when I came out, I couldn’t see her. I went from this room to that room looking for her and found her in a dark corner, saying, ‘I’m imagining.'”‘,
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, ‘When asked about Han Kang, he defined her as “a good young novelist with poetic sensibility.”‘,
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, “Han Seung-won, father of author Han Kang, hails from Jangheung, Jeonnam and debuted in 1968 with novels such as ‘Ajeaje Baraje,’ ‘Choui,’ ‘Dalgaebi Flower Mom,’ story collection ‘Saetermal People,’ poetry collection ‘Love Diary,’ ‘The House Where the Moon Shines,’ among others. He also won the Isang Literary Award twice with his daughter, author Han Kang.”,
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, ‘Since 1996, Han Seung-won has been continuing his literary activities using the sea and seaside roads of his hometown as themes at Haesan-togul, his writing office in Yulsan village, Jangheung.’,
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