ハン・ガン(Han Kang、1970年生まれ)は、韓国の小説家、詩人。延世大学国文学科卒業。1993年に詩人としてデビューし、1995年に短編集『麗水(ヨス)の愛』で小説家として本格的に活動を始めた。人間の暴力性やトラウマ、記憶、身体、生命を詩的かつ実験的な文体で描く作品で国際的に高い評価を受けている。2016年、『菜食主義者』の英訳版でInternational Booker Prizeを受賞し、2024年には「歴史的な傷と人間の生命のもろさに向き合う、強烈な詩的散文」によりノーベル文学賞を受賞した。韓国人として初めて、またアジア人女性として初めてのノーベル文学賞受賞者となった。著書に『少年が来る』『白』『ギリシャ語の時間』『別れを告げない』などがある。
Han Kang (born 1970) is a South Korean novelist and poet, widely regarded as one of the most important voices in contemporary world literature. After graduating from Yonsei University with a degree in Korean literature, she began her literary career as a poet in 1993 and made her fiction debut with the short story collection "Love of Yeosu" in 1995. Her work is celebrated for its lyrical, experimental prose and its profound exploration of violence, historical trauma, memory, the human body, and the fragility of life. In 2016, the English translation of "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize, bringing her international recognition. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life," becoming the first Korean writer and the first Asian woman to receive the honor. Her other notable books include "Human Acts," "The White Book," "Greek Lessons," and "We Do Not Part."
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