Human Acts - Nobel prize 2024
From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a 'rare and astonishing' (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.
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 of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.
An 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.
- Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award
- Amazon, 100 Best Books of 2017
- The Atlantic, 'The Best Books We Read in 2017'
- San Francisco Chronicle, 'Best of 2017: 100 Recommended Books'
- NPR Book Concierge, 2017's Great Reads
- Library Journal, 'Best Books of 2017'
- Huffington Post, 'Best Fiction Books of 2017'
- Medium, Kong Tsung-gan's 'Best Human Rights Books of 2017'.
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