Human acts

Kang Han


Engels | 31-01-2025 | 224 pagina's

9781846275975

Paperback / softback


€ 15,50

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Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalised people in search of a voice.

A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning

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Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalised people in search of a voice.

A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning

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EAN :9781846275975
Auteur: 
Uitgever :Faber and Faber
Vertaler : Deborah Smith
Publicatie datum :  31-01-2025
Uitvoering :Paperback / softback
Taal/Talen : Engels
Hoogte :198 mm
Breedte :129 mm
Dikte :18 mm
Gewicht :179 gr
Status : Bestelbaar
Aantal pagina's :224
Keywords :  romans;studentenverzet;zuid-korea (1980);dictatuur;zuid-korea