{"product_id":"human-acts-9781846275975","title":"Human Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Han Kang\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting, poetic and unrelentingly powerful work from the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwangju, South Korea, 1980.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconnected chapters the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness and the echoing agony of the original trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuman Acts\u003c\/i\u003e is a universal book, utterly modern and profoundly timeless. A controversial bestseller and award-winning book in Korea, it confirms Han Kang as a writer of immense importance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45084321611927,"sku":"9781846275975","price":350.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781846275975.webp?v=1767636718","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/human-acts-9781846275975","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}