South Korea’s Han sells one million books after Nobel win

South Korean author Han Kang’s book sales have surged past one million copies since her Nobel Prize in Literature win last week. Major bookstores report unprecedented demand, with websites crashing due to high traffic. Han’s victory has also boosted overall Korean literature sales. Her alma mater and hometown are celebrating the achievement. Printing houses are working overtime to meet demand. The Nobel committee praised Han’s “intense poetic prose” that addresses historical traumas and human fragility.READ FULL