{"product_id":"the-white-book","title":"The White Book by Han Kang (Translated by Deborah Smith)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\"A brilliant psychogeography of grief... moving between place, history, and memory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eFrom Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature and acclaimed author of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"103\"\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"121\"\u003eThe White Book\u003c\/b\u003e—a profound, luminous meditation on grief, memory, and the tenacity of the human spirit. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, this deeply moving work begins as a list of white things: swaddling clothes, rice, salt, snow, a shroud, and a white dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThrough these everyday, pristine objects, the narrator reflects on the life of her older sister, who died just two hours after birth in her mother's arms. Set against the snowy, quiet backdrop of a foreign city rebuilding after wartime destruction, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"249\"\u003eThe White Book\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a secular prayer book—a delicate, quietly gripping investigation into the fragility, beauty, and strangeness of existence. Translated with exquisite grace by Deborah Smith, this is a precious, unforgettable masterpiece from one of the greatest literary voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633858015515,"sku":null,"price":424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/718xcEvIAiL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784618554","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/the-white-book","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}