What Would You Do if You Were a Video Artist?

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The story is about an artist who has sex with his sister-in-law. He wakes up to find he's been painted all over in flowers and the authorities are coming. The man makes a dash for the balcony, as if maybe he's going to take his own life. But he finds himself rooted in place - "a plant like rooa, lower in a plant"

How could a dream upend your life? Would you stop eating meat? Embark on a ruinous affair? Desert your family?

Han Kang's The Vegetarian asks visceral questions about our capacity for violence and what'd be willing to give up to be rid of it.

Our new theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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