South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel The Vegetarian, described by Judging panel chairman Boyd Tonkin as "unforgettably powerful and original".
The writer and her British translator - who only started learning Korean in 2010 - will split the award's GBP 50,000 prize money.
The writer and her British translator - who only started learning Korean in 2010 - will split the award's GBP 50,000 prize money.
