{"product_id":"human-acts-paperback","title":"Human Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"rare and astonishing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award - One of the Best Books of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost, Medium, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho's best friend who meets his own fateful end; to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother; and through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning, controversial bestseller, \u003ci\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless, pointillist portrait of an historic event with reverberations still being felt today, by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding, extraordinary poetry of humanity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970 in South Korea. In 1993 she made her literary debut as a poet, and was first published as a novelist in 1994. A participant in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, Han has won the Man Booker International Prize, the Yi Sang Literary Prize, the Today's Young Artist Award, and the Manhae Prize for Literature. She currently works as a professor in the department of creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.writerhankang.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085124493488,"sku":"9781101906743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/RFZwbU9sc3FpVVJxMUZrY2pRME9PQT09.webp?v=1777997078","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/human-acts-paperback","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}