#23 in Literary fiction
The Vegetarian
- 192
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
- International Booker Prize
- The New Vanguard
- Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira
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About the book
The Vegetarian (Korean: 채식주의자) is a 2007 novel by South Korean author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Based on Han's 1997 short story "The Fruit of My Woman", The Vegetarian is a three-part novel set in modern-day Seoul and tells the story of Yeong-hye, a part-time graphic artist and home-maker, whose decision to stop eating meat or animal products after a bloody nightmare about human cruelty leads to devastating consequences in her personal and family life.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 52 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Literary fiction average of 8.1. That is how 8.1 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 52 | 100% |
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It has 192 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Literary fiction.
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