Human Acts
of Han Kang, Deborah Smith (Translator)
Description
From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a rare and astonishing (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho's best friend who meets his own fateful end; to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother; and through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.An award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of an historic event with reverberations still being felt today, by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding, extraordinary poetry of humanity.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 218 pages
- Publisher Hogarth Press
- Publication Date January 17th 2017
- First Publication 05/19/14
- Language English
- ISBN 9781101906729
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['South Korea (Korea, Republic of)']
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