Greek Lessons: A Novel

by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won

Greek Lessons is the latest book by South Korean novelist Han Kang, author of The Vegetarian. In the book, a Greek language instructor finds himself drawn to one of his pupils, who is losing her ability to speak. He too is losing his sight. Two people are brought together by private anguish. Katie Kitamura has described the novel as “sinuous and sublime… an extraordinary meditation on language, violence, loss, and intimacy.”