Greek Lessons

By Han Kang, Deborah Smith (translator), Emily Yae Won (translator)

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A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian.

'Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with' Max Porter

In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman…

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1 author picked Greek Lessons as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Beautiful prose always hooks me in. Yet it takes more than the loveliness of writing style to keep me wanting to find out more, to care for the fate of the characters.

The two protagonists in Greek Lessons are each locked within their own worlds of language and perception. That is their bond and their difficulty. I was anxious to find out if, in the end, they could connect.

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