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The Vegetarian

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The Vegetarian

By: Han Kang, Deborah Smith — Translator
Narrated by: Janet Song, Stephen Park
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FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

“[Han Kang’s] intense poetic prose . . . exposes the fragility of human life.”—The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S 100 BEST NOVELS OF ALL TIME
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY
ONE OF BOOK RIOT’S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE CENTURY

“Ferocious.”—The New York Times Book Review (Ten Best Books of the Year)
“Both terrifying and terrific.”—Lauren Groff
“Provocative [and] shocking.”—The Washington Post

Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself.

Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.

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Very good story, amazingly written characters, beautiful narration. Little warning though, be prepared to be deeply touched on sensitive subject related to mental health.

Deep dive into mental breakdown

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L'histoire est inattendue. L'écriture est fine et il y a de la poésie. Les personnages sont forts.

Inattendu et poétique

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An interesting story, definitely from another culture. I felt as if Iwas back in the 19 th century when Western women had no rights.

What a strange book

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the reading is at times too theatrical. to me, a good audiobook is when the reader voice is one with the story. here, especially at the beginning, the reading overwhelmed the plot.

the novel itself was good, but I felt that many aspects could be further developed.

by far not my favourite audiobook

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