{"product_id":"human-acts-han-kang-paperback","title":"Human Acts -- Han Kang, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"[Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.\"--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e presents a \"rare and astonishing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.\n\n\n\n\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award - One of the Best Books of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost, Medium, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning, controversial bestseller, \u003ci\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Han Kang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781101906743\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745971667243,"sku":"9781101906743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781101906743.jpg?v=1774889428","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/human-acts-han-kang-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}