We Do Not Part Audiobook By Han Kang, e. yaewon - translator, Paige Aniyah Morris - translator cover art

We Do Not Part

A Novel

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We Do Not Part

By: Han Kang, e. yaewon - translator, Paige Aniyah Morris - translator
Narrated by: Greta Jung
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTION
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE OBSERVER’S 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)
FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE BARRIOS TRANSLATION PRIZE

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, THE GUARDIAN, SLATE, VULTURE, ELLE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, BOOK RIOT, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, PEN AMERICA, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BBC • ONE OF BOOKPAGE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Han Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history—“[A] masterpiece” (The Boston Globe)
“A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.”—Time

“A novel that is both disquieting and entrancing.”—The Economist

One winter morning in Seoul, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at the hospital. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step. Lost in a world of snow, she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house.

Blurring the boundaries between dream and reality, We Do Not Part powerfully brings to light the lost voices of the past to save them from oblivion. Both a hymn to an enduring friendship and an argument for remembering, it is the story of profound love in the face of unspeakable pain—and a celebration of life, however fragile it might be.

Accolades & Awards

Editors Select
National Book Critics Circle Award
2025
Editors Select Literary Fiction National Book Critics Circle Award World Literature Friendship Heartfelt Scary Genre Fiction
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Lyrical Prose • Beautiful Story • Historical Documentation • Cultural Insight • Masterful Storytelling

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Brutal to listen to. Sparks interest in the history of post was Korea and the US involvement in the death of so many innocents

brutal

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Deeply moving and absolute masterpiece of literature. Equally impressive is the strength of translation which does justice to the book.

Hunting and poetic

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I liked this book… it was strange and different and gave me a feeling of the culture that was interesting but I wasn’t completely captivated

Different style

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Moments not always grounded enough to keep track of where we are. Still, well written and interesting.

Nice sentences

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A lot of historical facts however would liked to have gotten more of a connection with the characters

History

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