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E023. Han Kang: "The Vegetarian"

September 25, 2021 Dan Cotterall
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E023. Han Kang: "The Vegetarian"
Show Notes

Han Kang’s novel The Vegetarian tells the story of a woman who decides one day to stop eating meat, to renounce the 'chain of blood' that produces it. Her decision is rejected by her husband and her family, by a society that values conformity to social norms. We talk to Korean pharmacist Dan-Bi about this remarkable novel…