Human Acts
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Author
Contributions
- Deborah Smith - Translator
Publication
2017 - Hogarth
Language
English
Word Count
54,500 words, Guess
Page Count
218 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehumanactsnovel0000hank_g8o1
- ISBN-101101906723
- ISBN-139781101906729
- WikidataQ108464981
- Library of Congress Control Number2016002979
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number937062129
- Open LibraryOL26362025M
- Goodreads30091914
Classifications
- LCCPL992.26.K36 S6613 2016
Description
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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