{"product_id":"9781101906743","title":"Human Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKang, Han\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Hogarth Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50084454793449,"sku":"9781101906743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781101906743_26d07.jpg?v=1715883617","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9781101906743","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}