One of the Most Transgressive Books of the Century

Know what freaks people out? A woman who knows what she wants and doesn’t care if it makes those around her uncomfortable.

• In Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, one woman’s decision to stop eating meat spirals into a horror story as her husband and family become increasingly convinced she has lost her mind.

This strange little novel clocks in at just over 200 pages and punches way above its weight, pushing readers to consider big questions about autonomy, self-determination, sex, violence, and the right—or not—to do what you want even if it causes you harm.

Considered one of the best books of the 21st century so far, The Vegetarian is an unlikely be...