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Summary:

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.

Author/Creator:

Kang, Han

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Human acts: a novel [by Kang, H.]

Subjects:

Democratization — Korea (South) — History — 20th century — Fiction

Korea (South) — Politics and government — 1960-1988 — Fiction

1900-1999

Politics and government

Democratization

Korea (South)

Genres:

History

Fiction

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed January 23, 2017).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PL992.26.K36 K364 2017eb

ISBNs:

9781101906736 (electronic bk.)
1101906731 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

969939527