Demons

About Kang Hwagil

Kang Hwagil is a young Korean writer best known for her 2017 novel Dareun Saram (Others) which won her the Hankyoreh Literature Award as well as a Young Authors Prize. She was heralded by the Hankyoreh panel as a new voice and received much praise for her fearlessly honest portrayal of Korean society carrying a confrontational message. A champion of feminist writing in her own right Kang is often mentioned in one breath with Cho Namjoo whose Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 brought gender equality and #MeToo to the forefront of South-Koreas national debate following its publication in 2016. Kangs hit novel like Chos seems to have struck a chord also by way of its unembellished style. She excels in sparse almost understated prose leaving the reader to appreciate in its purest form the gravity of what is being said.