{"product_id":"human-acts-a-novel","title":"Human Acts: A Novel","description":"FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\n\n“[Han Kang’s] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”—The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize\n\nThe internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.\n\n“Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.”—The New York Times Book Review\n\nShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, HuffPost, Medium, Library Journal\n\nAmid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.\n\nThe 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.\n\nAn award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 110190674X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.110190674X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Smith, Deborah|Kang, Han\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52651079631135,"sku":"PKV.110190674X.G","price":3.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/110190674X-0.jpg?v=1782925507","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/human-acts-a-novel","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}