#thevegetarian — Public Fediverse posts
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Following my post here
https://c.im/@jemmesedi/115483897308266747
I got hold of a copy of "The Vegetarian" and finished it this afternoon.
On one level, this novel - or is it a trilogy of linked novellas? - is a critique in fiction of the repression of women in socially conservative South Korea.
Yet "The Vegetarian" is much more than that, questioning as it does our distinctions between sanity and madness, care and cruelty, and humanity and nature.
More disturbing for me than all the body horror aspects of the book was the suggestion that a supreme moment of creative expression might be inextricably bound up with cruelty, exploitation, and betrayal.
At just under two hundred pages, this is not a long read. Thanks to @isa for your recommendation!
#Books #TheVegetarian #HanKang #Fiction #Literature #KoreanLiterature #SouthKorea
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Following my post here
https://c.im/@jemmesedi/115483897308266747
I got hold of a copy of "The Vegetarian" and finished it this afternoon.
On one level, this novel - or is it a trilogy of linked novellas? - is a critique in fiction of the repression of women in socially conservative South Korea.
Yet "The Vegetarian" is much more than that, questioning as it does our distinctions between sanity and madness, care and cruelty, and humanity and nature.
More disturbing for me than all the body horror aspects of the book was the suggestion that a supreme moment of creative expression might be inextricably bound up with cruelty, exploitation, and betrayal.
At just under two hundred pages, this is not a long read. Thanks to @isa for your recommendation!
#Books #TheVegetarian #HanKang #Fiction #Literature #KoreanLiterature #SouthKorea
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Following my post here
https://c.im/@jemmesedi/115483897308266747
I got hold of a copy of "The Vegetarian" and finished it this afternoon.
On one level, this novel - or is it a trilogy of linked novellas? - is a critique in fiction of the repression of women in socially conservative South Korea.
Yet "The Vegetarian" is much more than that, questioning as it does our distinctions between sanity and madness, care and cruelty, and humanity and nature.
More disturbing for me than all the body horror aspects of the book was the suggestion that a supreme moment of creative expression might be inextricably bound up with cruelty, exploitation, and betrayal.
At just under two hundred pages, this is not a long read. Thanks to @isa for your recommendation!
#Books #TheVegetarian #HanKang #Fiction #Literature #KoreanLiterature #SouthKorea
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Following my post here
https://c.im/@jemmesedi/115483897308266747
I got hold of a copy of "The Vegetarian" and finished it this afternoon.
On one level, this novel - or is it a trilogy of linked novellas? - is a critique in fiction of the repression of women in socially conservative South Korea.
Yet "The Vegetarian" is much more than that, questioning as it does our distinctions between sanity and madness, care and cruelty, and humanity and nature.
More disturbing for me than all the body horror aspects of the book was the suggestion that a supreme moment of creative expression might be inextricably bound up with cruelty, exploitation, and betrayal.
At just under two hundred pages, this is not a long read. Thanks to @isa for your recommendation!
#Books #TheVegetarian #HanKang #Fiction #Literature #KoreanLiterature #SouthKorea
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Haven't you mentioned reading "The Vegetarian" recently, or am I thinking of somebody else's post?
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Haven't you mentioned reading "The Vegetarian" recently, or am I thinking of somebody else's post?
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Haven't you mentioned reading "The Vegetarian" recently, or am I thinking of somebody else's post?
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Haven't you mentioned reading "The Vegetarian" recently, or am I thinking of somebody else's post?
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347167.shtml
Now I want to read "The Vegetarian" and some of the other works that Dong Xi mentions, especially Zhuangzi -- On Seeing Things as Equal.
#Literature #Books #KoreanLiterature #HanKang #TheVegetarian #ChineseLiterature #OnSeeingThingsAsEqual #DongXi #Transformations
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347167.shtml
Now I want to read "The Vegetarian" and some of the other works that Dong Xi mentions, especially Zhuangzi -- On Seeing Things as Equal.
#Literature #Books #KoreanLiterature #HanKang #TheVegetarian #ChineseLiterature #OnSeeingThingsAsEqual #DongXi #Transformations
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347167.shtml
Now I want to read "The Vegetarian" and some of the other works that Dong Xi mentions, especially Zhuangzi -- On Seeing Things as Equal.
#Literature #Books #KoreanLiterature #HanKang #TheVegetarian #ChineseLiterature #OnSeeingThingsAsEqual #DongXi #Transformations
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347167.shtml
Now I want to read "The Vegetarian" and some of the other works that Dong Xi mentions, especially Zhuangzi -- On Seeing Things as Equal.
#Literature #Books #KoreanLiterature #HanKang #TheVegetarian #ChineseLiterature #OnSeeingThingsAsEqual #DongXi #Transformations
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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -
A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.
#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature
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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -
A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.
#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature
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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -
A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.
#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature
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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -
A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.
#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature
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𝐓𝐁𝐑 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 -
A few of the books I'm most looking forward to this month!
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #hankang #thevegetarian #ntozakeshange #forcoloredgirls #forcoloredgirlswhohaveconsideredsuicidewhentherainbowisenuf #claricelispector #breathandlife #ronaldwimberly #princeofcats #nervousconditions #TsitsiDangarembga #imbolombue #HowBeautifulWeWere #BlackHistoryMonth
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𝐓𝐁𝐑 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 -
A few of the books I'm most looking forward to this month!
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #hankang #thevegetarian #ntozakeshange #forcoloredgirls #forcoloredgirlswhohaveconsideredsuicidewhentherainbowisenuf #claricelispector #breathandlife #ronaldwimberly #princeofcats #nervousconditions #TsitsiDangarembga #imbolombue #HowBeautifulWeWere #BlackHistoryMonth
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𝐓𝐁𝐑 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 -
A few of the books I'm most looking forward to this month!
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #hankang #thevegetarian #ntozakeshange #forcoloredgirls #forcoloredgirlswhohaveconsideredsuicidewhentherainbowisenuf #claricelispector #breathandlife #ronaldwimberly #princeofcats #nervousconditions #TsitsiDangarembga #imbolombue #HowBeautifulWeWere #BlackHistoryMonth
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TBR Pile: 2025 Fiction Preview -
What are the novels I'm most looking forward to reading this next year? Here are some!
https://youtube.com/shorts/u6DexbBW-Mc
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #2025preview #tbr2025 #fiction #umbertoeco #baudolino #milankundera #paulauster #timbuktu #harukimurakami #thesympathizer #vietthanhnguyen #hankang #thevegetarian #howbeautifulwewere #mohsinhamid #simonjimenez #marlonjames #harlanellison #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #dondelillo
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TBR Pile: 2025 Fiction Preview -
What are the novels I'm most looking forward to reading this next year? Here are some!
https://youtube.com/shorts/u6DexbBW-Mc
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #2025preview #tbr2025 #fiction #umbertoeco #baudolino #milankundera #paulauster #timbuktu #harukimurakami #thesympathizer #vietthanhnguyen #hankang #thevegetarian #howbeautifulwewere #mohsinhamid #simonjimenez #marlonjames #harlanellison #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #dondelillo
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TBR Pile: 2025 Fiction Preview -
What are the novels I'm most looking forward to reading this next year? Here are some!
https://youtube.com/shorts/u6DexbBW-Mc
#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #2025preview #tbr2025 #fiction #umbertoeco #baudolino #milankundera #paulauster #timbuktu #harukimurakami #thesympathizer #vietthanhnguyen #hankang #thevegetarian #howbeautifulwewere #mohsinhamid #simonjimenez #marlonjames #harlanellison #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #dondelillo
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2024 winner of #NobelPrize in Literature, an Asian and female, South Korean author Han Kang! She was praised for "intense poetic prose" confronting historical traumas and revealing human life fragility. Her most famous book is #TheVegetarian http://xhtxs.cn/XLu
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2024 winner of #NobelPrize in Literature, an Asian and female, South Korean author Han Kang! She was praised for "intense poetic prose" confronting historical traumas and revealing human life fragility. Her most famous book is #TheVegetarian http://xhtxs.cn/XLu