• Dr. B.S. ARUN

The Vegetarian touches the most delicate themes with great sensitivity, skill, and insight, and the combination of these three first published in 2007 and translated in English in 2015 by Deborah Smith, won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016 and received international acclaim. Han Kang, the South Korean author, had won several prizes already, including the Yi Sang Literary Prize and the Korean Literature Novel Award, emerging as one of the most significant contemporary East Asian authors. The Vegetarian follows the story of a South Korean woman, Yeong-hye, who decides to become a vegetarian after having a series of disturbing dreams about meat. This paper entitled “Transformation from Innocence in the Novel The Vegetarian by Han Kang” narrates Yeong-hye’s transformation. The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a heart-shattering story which leaves its readers with a rather strong feeling of unease. As it becomes obvious from the name of the book, the plot is focused on a woman who turns vegetarian. However, this story is not about dieting or healthy eating, the novel is more about people’s cruelty and violence.

Transformation from Innocence in the Novel The Vegetarian By Han Kang

"Transformation from Innocence in the Novel The Vegetarian By Han Kang", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.976-982, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06201.pdf

"Transformation from Innocence in the Novel The Vegetarian By Han Kang", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp976-982, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06201.pdf