{"product_id":"human-acts-by-han-kang-9781101906743","title":"Human Acts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e presents a “rare and astonishing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost, Medium, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning, controversial bestseller, \u003ci\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642973929708,"sku":"9781101906743","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13f84ebf81cd04c64908528276f70402.jpg?v=1779171092","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/human-acts-by-han-kang-9781101906743","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}