❖ The 2024 Nobel Prize has been awarded for the Literature to South Korean author Han Kang.

❖ It is recognizing her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."

❖ Her another most notable works, "Human Acts" (2014), exemplifies her approach to literature.

❖ The novel is rooted in the real-life Gwangju Uprising of 1980.

❖ Han's short story "Europa" (2012) further showcases her literary prowess.

❖ Her "The Vegetarian" (2007) won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016.

❖ The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 116 times to 120 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2023.