Bibliograph

Human acts, a novel, Han Kang ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

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Human acts, a novel, Han Kang ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Human acts

Oclc number

937062129

Responsibility statement

Han Kang ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith

Sub title

a novel

Summary

When a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed in the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope unfolds the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice

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