The Vegetarian - Han Kang Hans E. van Riemsdijk a ghost-like pimp deploys a

a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night

who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction

gesitueerd in Londen

while also experiencing love for the first time

The Vegetarian - Han Kang Hans E. van Riemsdijk a ghost-like pimp deploys aYeong hye and her husband are ordinary people dutiful wife and mild mannered office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong hye decides to become a vegetarian. But in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, it is a shocking act of subversion. Yeong hye's passive rebellion rapidly manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, from sexual sadism to attempted