The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Join us as we dive into the haunting and surreal world of The Vegetarian, the International Booker Prize-winning novel by Han Kang.

This unsettling but poetic tale follows Yeong-hye, a seemingly ordinary woman whose decision to abandon meat has some dark consequences. Told through three perspectives—her indifferent husband, her obsessive brother-in-law, and her guilt-ridden sister—the novel explores themes of control, identity, and the violent clash between personal freedom and societal expectations.

In addition to winning the Booker Prize, The Vegetarian helped Han Kang win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024. You can find it at Barnes and Noble and other local bookstores as a 192-page novel or as an audiobook lasting 5 hours and 13 minutes.