The Vegetarian by Han Kang

I read this book in Spanish, translated by Sunme Yoon a Korean translator who was brought up in Buenos Aires. As someone who speaks different languages (I consider myself bilingual in Spanish and English) I didn’t trust the English translation of this same novel, which is why I waited for a while until I found a translation I thought I may enjoy.

I’ve heard very good things about Kang’s work – and, of course, she became internationally renowned last year after winning the Nobel Prize. But I wasn’t prepared to be so moved by this book.