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

Author/creator Han, Kang, 1970- author.
Other author/creatorSmith, Deborah, 1987- translator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst U.S. edition.
Publication Info New York : Hogarth, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Description218 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleSonyŏn i onda. English
Abstract 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.
Abstract 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.
General noteEnglish translation of Korean title: Sonyŏn i onda ("The Boy is Coming").
General note"This translation originally published, in slightly different form, in Great Britain by Portobello Books, London"--Title page verso.
Genre/formPolitical fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formPolitical fiction.
LCCN 2016002979
ISBN9781101906729 hardcover
ISBN1101906723 hardcover
ISBNEbook
ISBNInternational Edition

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PL992.26 .K36 S6613 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold