English Korean Bilingual Book Discussion: Human Acts 소년이 온다

To celebrate cultural diversity, HWLC Popular Library will discuss Human Acts by Han, Kang.

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.

You can read this book either in English or in Korean to attend the bilingual book discussion.

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