Reincorporation into the present of a budding architect
Abstract
The Vegetarian (2007), by Han Kang, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024, becoming the youngest woman to do so, tells the story of a South Korean woman who, upon awakening from a disturbing dream, decides to stop eating meat, breaking with the familial and social norms that regulate her life. This seemingly simple choice unleashes a series of conflicts with her husband, her parents, and her surroundings, who react violently and controllingly to her desire for autonomy. The novel, organized into three parts, narrated from different perspectives, explores the repression of the female body, alienation in contemporary society, and the possibility of resistance through renunciation and bodily transformation. It is a disturbing tale that intertwines violence, desire, and freedom in the context of deep cultural and patriarchal tensions.
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