Lecția de greacă

Two lonely people meet in an ancient Greek class in Seoul. The woman has lost her voice, her mother, and custody of her child. She hopes that learning Greek will help her speak again. Her teacher faces the loss of his sight. He feels cut off from his roots and holds scattered memories. At first, they take little notice of each other. In time, their interest grows into a bond. They must find ways to connect without speech or sight.

Han Kang’s novel explores grief, love, and the limits of words. It shows how people can reach each other when their usual means of contact fail. This edition includes Diana Yüksel’s translation from Korean and her notes. It belongs to the Raftul Denisei series.

Han Kang was born in Gwangju in 1970. Her father, Han Seung-won, is also a writer. She grew up in Seoul from the age of ten. She studied literature at Yonsei University and still lives in Seoul. She began publishing poetry in 1993 and prose the next year. Her work also spans short stories, essays, and books for children. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.