The White Book

From Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature and acclaimed author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts, comes a breathtaking, profoundly moving meditation on grief, memory, and rebirth.

About the Book: A brilliant psychogeography of loss and mourning, The White Book is a work quite like any other. Beginning with a simple list of white things—swaddling bands, salt, snow, sugar, and white bird wings—Han Kang crafts a mysterious text that reads almost as a secular prayer book, weaving together place, history, and deeply personal sorrow. Translated with exquisite sensitivity by Deborah Smith, the book explores the fragility, strangeness, and quiet tenacity of the human spirit through the color white, reflecting upon an older sister who died hours after birth and the ghosts of those who came before us. Hailed by critics as a masterpiece of profound emotional resonance, this stunning investigation of life and death is an essential addition from one of the greatest literary voices of our time.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Nobel Prize-Winning Author: Written by Han Kang, recipient of the prestigious 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature and the International Booker Prize.

• Profound & Lyrical: Blends memoir, poetry, and fiction into a moving exploration of grief, resilience, and survival.

• Acclaimed Translation: Features an exquisite English translation by Deborah Smith, capturing the delicate nuance of the original prose.

• The Perfect Gift: A prestigious, deeply touching present for lovers of contemporary literary fiction, philosophy, and award-winning international literature.