Human Acts
by Han Kang
Human Acts by Han Kang
Interconnected voices confront the violence of an uprising and the enduring lives of grief and memory. The death of a young boy during the 1980 Gwangju uprising becomes the center of interconnected accounts from people affected by the violence. Their experiences move across time, tracing bodily suffering, remembrance, and the difficulty of testimony. Han Kang examines political brutality through the intimate lives that continue in its aftermath.
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Human Acts
The death of a young boy during the 1980 Gwangju uprising becomes the center of interconnected accounts from people affected by the violence. Their experiences move across time, tracing bodily suffering, remembrance, and the difficulty of testimony. Han Kang examines political brutality through the intimate lives that continue in its aftermath.
Why read it?
Interconnected voices confront the violence of an uprising and the enduring lives of grief and memory. Explore Political Violence, Memory and Testimony in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Han Kang
- Publisher: Hogarth
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- Edition publication year: 2017
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Book Details
- Author
- Han Kang
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hogarth
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 240
- Publication year
- 2017
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