Han Kang’s Nobel win is testament to importance of small press publishing

Han Kang

Han Kang’s Nobel win is testament to importance of small press publishing

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences

Catherine Taylor

Thu 10 Oct 2024 18.04 BST

The announcement of the South Korean writer Hawn Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature laureate is a triumph not only for Korean literature but also a reminder of the huge reach and influence of small press publishing, which takes on so much of the heavy work of introducing literature in translation to a wider audience.

Annie Ernaux / The 2022 Nobel literature laureate’s greatest works

 

‘No triumphant displays of irony’ … Annie Ernaux. Photograph: Francesca Mantovani

Annie Ernaux: the 2022 Nobel literature laureate’s greatest works

Catherine Taylor
6 October 2022

Writer and critic Catherine Taylor explains how the French writer became the ‘great chronicler to a generation’

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or once, the rumours have proved true. Annie Ernaux, the 82-year-old French writer, who for the last couple of years has been touted as a favourite, has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Nobel prize for literature – only the 17th woman out 119 laureates in the award’s history.