Human Acts

In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.

The 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 …

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published Nov. 3, 2017 by Portobello Books.

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ISBN:
978-1-84627-597-5
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Subjects
  • Korea, fiction
  • Fiction, psychological
  • Fiction, cultural heritage

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