Han Kang
Awards
### Awards

* 1999 – Korean Novel Award for *Baby Buddha*
* 2000 – [Korean Ministry of Culture](/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture%2C_Sports_and_Tourism "Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism") Today's Young Artist Award – Literature Section
* 2005 – [Yi Sang Literary Award](/wiki/Yi_Sang_Literary_Award "Yi Sang Literary Award") for *Mongolian Mark*
* 2010 – Dongri Literary Award for *The Wind is Blowing*
* 2014 – Manhae Literary Award for *[Human Acts](/wiki/Human_Acts "Human Acts")*
* 2015 – Hwang Sun\-won Literary Award for *While One Snowflake Melts*
* 2016 – [International Booker Prize](/wiki/International_Booker_Prize "International Booker Prize") for *The Vegetarian*
* 2017 – [Malaparte Prize](/wiki/Malaparte_Prize "Malaparte Prize") for *Human Acts*
* 2018 –  for *Farewell*
* 2019 – San Clemente Literary Prize for *The Vegetarian*
* 2023 – [Prix Médicis étranger](/wiki/Prix_M%C3%A9dicis%23Laureates_Prix_M%C3%A9dicis_%C3%A9tranger "Prix Médicis#Laureates Prix Médicis étranger") for *We Do Not Part*
* 2024:
	+ [Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature](/wiki/%C3%89mile_Guimet_Prize_for_Asian_Literature "Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature") for *We Do Not Part*
	+ [Ho\-Am Prize in the Arts](/wiki/Ho-Am_Prize_in_the_Arts "Ho-Am Prize in the Arts")
	+ [Nobel Prize in Literature](/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature "Nobel Prize in Literature")

Does Han Kang's work often focus on social or political issues?