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Ep 421 - The Vegetarian, by Han Kang

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Do You Feel Like a Tree?

The book is about the lives of trees, their social networks and bonds. The author says she wanted to deal with her 'long lasting questions' on innocence in a violent world. She also talks about how this novel isn't an indictment of corean patriarchy or conservative society values.

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