<b>From the internationally bestselling author of <i>The Vegetarian</i>, a "rare and astonishing" (<i>The Observer</i>) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.<br></b><br><b>"Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p><b>Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award - One of the Best Books of the Year: <i>The Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, </i>NPR, <i>HuffPost, Medium, Library Journal</i></b> </p><p>Amid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. </p><p>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 of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice. </p><p>An award-winning, controversial bestseller, <i>Human Acts</i> 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.</p>
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