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Human Acts
by Han Kang
- Granta (Faber)
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Publisher | Granta (Faber) |
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ISBN | 9781846275975 |
Publication date | January 2025 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 224 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
extra information | Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 |
Description
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalised people in search of a voice.
A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning book in Korea, and it confirmed Han Kang as a writer of international importance.