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Human Acts by Han Kang

Original price was: 199₹.Current price is: 179₹.

Author: Han Kang
Binding: Paperback
Language: ‎ English
Pages: 218
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

SKU: HAHK Category: Fiction Tags: Fiction, Han Kang, Historical Fiction, Human Acts, Literary Fiction

Description

A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian.

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, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho’s own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.

An award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of a historic event with reverberations still being felt today, by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding, extraordinary poetry of humanity.