Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

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South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

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For Some Koreans, Martial Law Stirs Harrowing Memories of Gwangju Uprising

“I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju.

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South Korean History Is Scarred by Martial Law

The president’s short-lived declaration of a military emergency late Tuesday was young South Koreans’ first exposure to a state of affairs their elders remember well.

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