Before the nightmares began the protagonist, a woman from an Asian culture of strict societal mores, and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But her dreams, invasive images of blood and brutality torture her, causing the purgation of her mind by renouncing to eat meat. It is a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, the protagonist obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself. The Vegetarian is acknowledged by critics around the world as a darkly allegorical, horrid tale of power, obsession, and a woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her mind as she spirals into extreme rebelliousness that causes her to splinter from her true nature. The Hogarth Press, 2024. Extremely rare black edition with rough deckle edge, black boards with white titles to spine, clean copy without annotations, insciptions or marks, front deckle edge without a trace of shelfwear, dust jacket unclipped with New York Times cover seal and without edgewear, a exceptionallly well-preserved copy of one of the rare real works of literature of the last years. Very rare, extremely valuable and highly collectible item in very fine condition. The Vegetarian by Han Kang. Hardcover 190 pages ISBN:9780553448184
