Bibliograph

Human acts, a novel, Kang Han ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

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Human acts, a novel, Kang Han ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Human acts

Oclc number

948088278

Responsibility statement

Kang Han ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

Sub title

a novel

Summary

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. --, From Amazon

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