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Human Acts

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A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian.

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, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.

An award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of a 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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Series Title

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Call Number

895 KAN h

Publisher

New York : Random House Audio., 2016

Collation

226 p. ; ill. ; 20.5 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781101906743

Classification

800

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Edition

First Edition

Subject(s)

Korea--Fiction
Political Fiction
Independent
Sastra Korea

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Statement of Responsibility

Han Kang

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