We Do Not Part, the haunting fifth novel by newly minted Nobel Prize winner Han Kang, tells of an unfaltering friendship between two young Korean women. Set on an isolated, snow-covered island, the story uncovers a horrifyingly true episode in Korean history and offers glimpses into the lives of those who experienced it, as well as those who are forced to reckon with its aftermath.
In an English translation by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris, Han's command of immersive sensory detail propels a case study of what it means to cling to humanity in the face of chilling violence. We Do Not Part serves as another outstanding example of the clarifying intensity and profound vulnerability that has captivated readers of her earlier works of fiction, Greek Lessons, The White Book, Human Acts, and The Vegetarian, winner of the International Booker Prize.