WRITER

Han Kang

1970 - Today

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Han Kang (Korean: 한강; born 27 November 1970) is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel The Vegetarian, which became the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Kang has received more than 1,045,225 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Han Kang is the 3,853rd most popular writer (up from 4,667th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 216th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Han Kang ranks 3,853 out of 7,302. Before her are Marianne Moore, Paul Fort, Geo Milev, Robert Pinget, Antun Mihanović, and Alberto Hurtado. After her are Veniamin Kaverin, Elisaveta Bagriana, Sophia Parnok, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Attilâ İlhan, and Sven Lindqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Han Kang ranks 97. Before her are Jim Courier, Noureddine Naybet, Yoo Young-chul, Todd Phillips, Paul Potts, and Barry Pepper. After her are Mustafa Sandal, Kevin Smith, Florin Răducioiu, Hunter Biden, Alexander Pschill, and Albert Ferrer.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Han Kang ranks 186 out of 1,128. Before her are G-Dragon (1988), Yoo Young-chul (1970), Park Shin-hye (1990), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Uhm Jung-hwa (1969), and Bae Yong-joon (1972). After her are BoA (1986), Park Chanyeol (1992), Hwang Woo-suk (1953), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Kim Young-ae (1951), and Ha Seok-jin (1982).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Han Kang ranks 9. Before her are Ko Un (1933), Na Hye-sok (1896), Uhwudong (1430), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), and Yu Kil-chun (1856). After her are Yun Seondo (1587), Park Wan-suh (1931), Yi Munyeol (1948), Shin Kyung-sook (1963), and Kim Young-ha (1968).

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