{"product_id":"9781101906729","title":"Human Acts: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of THE VEGETARIAN, a “rare and astonishing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010798174448,"sku":"9781101906729","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101906729_p0.jpg?v=1763689798","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101906729","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}