Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Which country is she from, and what is a notable fact about her prize?
- South Korea — first Korean Nobel Prize in Literature
- Japan — first Japanese woman to win the prize
- China — first Chinese woman to win the prize
- Taiwan — second Asian woman to win the prize
Answer: South Korea — she was the first Korean and first South Korean woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Han Kang is a South Korean author whose novels The Vegetarian and Human Acts brought her international recognition. The 2024 Nobel made her the first Korean writer of any nationality to receive the prize in Literature.