Human Acts

Name: Human Acts
Author: Han Kang

by Han Kang

Haunting novel exploring trauma, memory, and family during Gwangju uprising

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About the author

Han Kang

South Korean novelist who writes in Korean and reached a global audience through Deborah Smith's translations. The Vegetarian won the Man Booker International Prize. The White Book and Human Acts are equally haunting. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.

More by Han Kang

The VegetarianWoman's refusal to eat leads to psychological unraveling and family chaos
The White BookMeditation on whiteness as color, loss, and the unnamed within memory
The Impossible Goodbye
We Do Not Part
Greek LessonsNarrative about a professor of classics and a young boy discovering ancient language
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