Yoon's martial law resurrects Gwangju's spirit
On the evening of Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law to the nation's shock. “Are we reliving the ...
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Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.
The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.” By Victoria Kim Reporting from ...
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Yoon’s ’80s-throwback martial law met its match in the new livestreamed world
A new digital-centered media environment played a crucial role in alerting plugged-in Koreans to the situation and enabling them to take action ...
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Han Kang heavily influenced by past martial law declaration in her hometown Gwangju
"I told myself I would write a novel that takes another step towards light and warmth [...] but realized that something ...