{"product_id":"9781101906743","title":"Human Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazon\u003c\/b\u003e, 100 Best Books of 2017\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, “The Best Books We Read in 2017”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, “Best of 2017: 100 Recommended Books”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Book Concierge, 2017’s Great Reads\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, “\u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2017”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, “Best Fiction Books of 2017”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Kong Tsung-gan’s “Best Human Rights Books of 2017”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, a “rare and astonishing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice\u003cbr\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, \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","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958889992432,"sku":"9781101906743","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101906743_p0.jpg?v=1769887415","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101906743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}