{"product_id":"human-acts-a-novel","title":"Human Acts: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.”—The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, HuffPost, Medium, Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50550345957683,"sku":"9781101906743","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/1108\/1267\/files\/9781101906743.jpg?v=1730912751","url":"https:\/\/slantoflightbooks.com\/products\/human-acts-a-novel","provider":"Slant of Light Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}