Greek Lessons

Apr 18, 2023 | musalmantimes.com | Greek Lessons |Deborah Smith |Emily Won

GREEK LESSONS, by Han Kang. Translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won. Study of a new language often begins with words presented as opposites: "heat" and "cold," or "quiet" and "loud." You know you've progressed in your comprehension of that new language when other words disrupt the neatness of these initial pairings, when the word "quiet" arrives with some mental noise, echoing against other possible choices, "inaudible" or "unsaid," that might be more precise.

Apr 18, 2023 | nytimes.com | Idra Novey |Greek Lessons |Deborah Smith |Emily Won

Book Review|A Narrator Locked in Silence, Who Finds Solace in an Ancient Languagehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/books/review/greek-lessons-han-kang.htmlFictionIn “Greek Lessons,” Han Kang’s latest novel to be translated into English, a young Korean mother is suddenly unable to speak. Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. GREEK LESSONS, by Han Kang. Translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won.