Human Acts: A Novel by Han Kang (WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE)

The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.

Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalised people in search of a voice.

A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning book in Korea, and it confirmed Han Kang as a writer of international importance.

Reviews

'Exquisite, painful and deeply courageous' Philippe Sands, Best Books of the Year, Guardian

'[Han Kang's] way of telling about the events of a 10-day insurgency in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980 and its psychological, spiritual and political aftermath opened my eyes' Susie Orbach, Best Books of the Year, Guardian

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1846275970

Publisher ‏ : ‎ GRANTA (November 3, 2016)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781846275975

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846275975

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.55 x 7.8 inches

US Edition Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1101906111

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Publishing Group; Reprint edition (August 23, 2016)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781101906118

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101906118

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.17 x 0.57 x 7.98 inches