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From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a ?are and astonishing?(The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice. ?ompulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.?The New York Times Book Review Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award ?One of the Best Books of the Year: The Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, HuffPost, Medium, Library Journal Amid 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? 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.
| Author: Han Kang |
| Publisher: Hogarth |
| Publication Date: Oct 17, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 240 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback/Fiction |
| ISBN-10: 110190674X |
| ISBN-13: 9781101906743 |
