From Nobel Prize winner Han Kang comes her first work ofnonfiction published in Englisha singular collection of writings including herinspiring Nobel Lecture.

ALITERARY HUBANDELECTRIC LITMOSTANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR

In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, Han Kang draws together thethreads of her work and life, tracing the connections between her interior andexterior worlds through a sequence of essays, poems, photographs, and diaries,brilliantly translated by Maya West and e. yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris.

A book of reflections, of words and light, it has at its heart the tiny,north-facing courtyard garden at her home, cultivated solely through thereflected sunlight of the mirrors which she must move throughout the day, asthe earth turns on its axis.

In a poem written at eight years old, Han Kang imagined a gold thread ofconnectionan idea which she explores here with luminous attention, beginningwith her Nobel Lecture. She writes of the wonder of following the thread wecall language into the depths of other hearts, and her profound sense of anelectric current which joins writer and reader.

Both intimate and illuminating,Light and Threadis a book forall readers of Han Kangs unique body of work.

About the Author

Han Kangwas born in 1970 in South Korea. She isthe author ofThe Vegetarian, winner of the International BookerPrize,Human Acts,The White Book, andGreekLessons. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Born and raised in Korea, translatorMaya Westhas an MFA inprose from the University of Michigan and operates an independent project spacein Seoul called SALT.

e. yaewonis based in Korea and translates from and into Korean,including titles by Hwang Jungeun, Jessica Au, and Maggie Nelson.

Paige Aniyah Morrisdivides her time between the United States andKorea. Recent translations include works by Pak Kyongni, Ji-min Lee, and ChangKang-myoung.