We Do Not Part

Han Kang

Han Kang, known for having won a Nobel Prize last year, wrote a new novel: We Do Not Part. Once again, intriguing with multiple layers of hidden meanings. It thrusts you right in the aftermath of the tragedy that happened in the Jeju island in South Korea between 1948 and 1950, where 14,000 to 30,000 people died and 40,000 people fled to Japan. Short and easy to read, Han Kang once again uses a deep political undertone, and what drives people to commit such barbaric actions.