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The Vegetarian

This playlist mirrors the unsettling beauty and profound introspection of Han Kang’s "The Vegetarian," blending delicate, often haunting sounds that reflect the novel’s exploration of transformation, repression, and human fragility. The carefully balanced mix of instrumental and vocal tracks, drawn from diverse global artists and genres, evokes the quiet tension and surreal atmosphere central to the story while supporting a medium focus level for immersive reading.

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Mar 4, 2026

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21 songs

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

『母と暮せば』より「戦死」 - 朗読：吉永小百合　渡邉鮎花「私に」 (Live at 東京オペラシティコンサートホール 20160326)

Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Best of Tohoku Youth Orchestra 2013～2023 (Live)

Between The Bars - Live Set

The Civil Wars · Poison & Wine

Waves

Ema Feud · Waves

Solitude

juno · Solitude

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

The Irrepressibles in This Shirt

Sarnuis · The Irrepressibles in This Shirt

If I Loved You (feat. Lindsey Buckingham)

Delta Rae · If I Loved You (feat. Lindsey Buckingham)

La Llorona

Chavela Vargas · 21 Éxitos

When The Sun Is Gone (feat. RYVM)

Mike Williams · When The Sun Is Gone (feat. RYVM)

Falling Slowly

SEA · Bleeding Sunsets

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun

Nuyorican Soul · Nuyorican Soul

Divenire

Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

Fire

The Orphaned Bee · Thinking Without Language

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

Song for Zula

Phosphorescent · Muchacho

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

Garden Song - Instrumental

Piano Dreamers · Piano Dreamers Play Phoebe Bridgers (Instrumental)

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Modern Classical Music Playlist: 14 Beautiful Contemporary Classical Pieces

Open

Rhye · Forårshygge - Hyggelig musik til afslapning - Hyggelige sange til gode tider

Let them Talk

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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