Novel · 2007
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Novel · 2007 · Korean · Contemporary
The Vegetarian
Yeong-hye's refusal to eat meat unsettles her family and their claims over her body.
Psychological fictionBodyAutonomyViolence
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Three surrounding perspectives keep the central woman partly inaccessible. This structure asks the reader to notice the appropriation within supposedly explanatory accounts.
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