{"product_id":"human-acts-6743","title":"Human Acts","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003eHan Kang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/span\u003eKorean Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003epages\u003c\/span\u003e218 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003epublisher\u003c\/span\u003eHogarth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #aaa;\"\u003eyear\u003c\/span\u003e2017\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn award-winning, controversial bestseller, Human Acts is a timeless, pointillist portrait of a 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","brand":"Han Kang, Han Kang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54100206289235,"sku":"9781101906743","price":16.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1079\/6695\/5859\/files\/view_archive_de8cb4a8-0d76-4976-a440-cfd60c3b37aa.jpg?v=1782404931","url":"https:\/\/lorienbooks.com\/products\/human-acts-6743","provider":"Lorien Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}