{"product_id":"light-and-thread-hardcover","title":"Light and Thread (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Nobel Prize winner Han Kang comes her first work of\nnonfiction published in English—a singular collection of writings including her\ninspiring Nobel Lecture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLITERARY HUB \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eELECTRIC LIT \u003c\/i\u003eMOST\nANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this light-filled and multi-faceted book, Han Kang draws together the\nthreads of her work and life, tracing the connections between her interior and\nexterior worlds through a sequence of essays, poems, photographs, and diaries,\nbrilliantly translated by Maya West and e. yaewon \u0026amp; Paige Aniyah Morris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA book of reflections, of words and light, it has at its heart the tiny,\nnorth-facing courtyard garden at her home, cultivated solely through the\nreflected sunlight of the mirrors which she must move throughout the day, as\nthe earth turns on its axis.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn a poem written at eight years old, Han Kang imagined a “gold thread” of\nconnection—an idea which she explores here with luminous attention, beginning\nwith her Nobel Lecture. She writes of the wonder of following the thread we\ncall language into the depths of other hearts, and her profound sense of an\nelectric current which joins writer and reader.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBoth intimate and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eLight and Thread\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for\nall readers of Han Kang’s unique body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970 in South Korea. She is\nthe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the International Booker\nPrize, \u003ci\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreek\nLessons\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBorn and raised in Korea, translator \u003cb\u003eMaya West\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA in\nprose from the University of Michigan and operates an independent project space\nin Seoul called SALT.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ee. yaewon \u003c\/b\u003eis based in Korea and translates from and into Korean,\nincluding titles by Hwang Jungeun, Jessica Au, and Maggie Nelson.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaige Aniyah Morris \u003c\/b\u003edivides her time between the United States and\nKorea. Recent translations include works by Pak Kyongni, Ji-min Lee, and Chang\nKang-myoung.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44971380015311,"sku":"9798217155033","price":28.34,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_a1323733-249d-41ef-9bbf-03444290bb8b.webp?v=1775442454","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/light-and-thread-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}