In captivating, starkly beautiful language, The White Book offers a multilayered exploration of color and its absence, of the tenacity and fragility of the human spirit, and of our attempts to graft new life from the ashes of destruction. From trying to imagine her mother’s first time producing breast milk to watching the snow fall and meditating on the impermanence of life, she weaves a poignant, heartfelt story of the omnipresence of grief and the ways we perceive the world around us. Through lyrical, interconnected stories, she grapples with the tragedy that has haunted her family, attempting to make sense of her older sister’s death using the color white. Far from a traditional novel in its presentation, the engrossing latest from Man.
While on a writer’s residency, a nameless narrator focuses on the color white to creatively channel her inner pain. The White Book by Han Kang review the fragility of life The author of The Vegetarian has written a powerful autobiographical meditation on the life and death of a newborn sister Published: 2. one of the smartest reflections on what it means to remember those we’ve lost.”-NPR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
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