Hang Kang has certainly a way to describe the elements of nature. Her botanical descriptions are beautiful, depictions of the light (light that was almost a character of the Vegetarian) too. Some descriptions of smell really touched me, so vivid, you can see how it can have an effect on the characters (the wife toward her mother, especially). The wife is unhappy, she feels trapped wherever she is and represent so many people in this world feeling trapped, lonely, constantly longing and prisoner of the society and the mold they fitted in. There are many common themes with the Vegetarian and the author plays beautifully with them. You can feel the love of the translator for the author's work.