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Human acts

a novel
ID 293317
Slug human-acts
Contributors
Author : Han Kang
Annotation
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.<br><br> A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning
Genres
Subjects
300 Literaire fictie algemeen NUR
NSTC
Publisher Granta
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 224
Duration
Publication date first 2016-01-07
Publication date latest 2016-01-07
Cover URL
Editions
  • ISBN: 9781846275968 (BC)
  • ISBN: 9781846275975 (BC)

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