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Han Kang - Human Acts (2nd Hand Paperback)
SKU B002791
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Synopsis
From the Winner of The Man Booker International Prize 2016.
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice.
In a sequence of interconnected chapters the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness and the echoing agony of the original trauma.
Human Acts is a universal book, utterly modern and profoundly timeless. Already a controversial bestseller and award-winning book in Korea, it confirms Han Kang as a writer of immense importance.
Fiction, based on real events.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Fiction - Uncategorised
- Published : 2016 (Portobello Books)
- ISBN : 9781846275968
- SKU : B002791
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £12.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"I absolutely loved this book. The book is set in South Korea and follows the experiences of young people killed by, or witnesses of, government troops suppressing student riots. The brutality and violence described is shocking, but more importantly I also found it very realistic. The book is written so beautifully that despite the horror of what's described, I found myself desperate to read on."
"The beautiful poetic style of Han Kang paints a somber and poignant picture of the reality of suppression, and the chaotic events that follow. . . . The descriptions are so hauntingly realistic that the book was hard to put down at this point!
This definitely isn't a light-hearted book but well worth the read for an in-depth, well needed, eye-opening history lesson." - Waterstones Reviews.
" . . . this is still a really good novel for learning about and experiencing new perspectives about a lesser-known event in history." - Goodreads Review.