Han Kang's Nobel win hailed in South Korea as 'historic' milestone

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Han Kang, the South Korean author of "The Vegetarian," is the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. © AP

NAMI MATSUURA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Author Han Kang's Nobel Prize win on Thursday was widely covered in South Korean media and won plaudits online from fans for the "historic feat" by the country's first recipient of the literature award.

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