01651cam a2200361 i 4500 890804546 TxAuBib 20230713120000.0 171129s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781101906743 110190674X (OCoLC)1013471092 TxAuBib rda eng kor Han, Kang, 1970- Sonyŏn i onda English. Human acts : a novel / Han Kang ; translated from the Korean and introduced by Deborah Smith. First U.S. paperback edition. New York : Hogarth, [2016] 226 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Follows the aftermath of a young boy's shocking death during a violent student uprising as told from the perspectives of the event's victims and their loved ones. 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. 20230713. In English, translated from the Korean. Democratization Korea (South) History 20th century Fiction. Korea (South) Politics and government 1960- Fiction. Political fiction. Historical fiction. Smith, Deborah, 1987-