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.
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.

한강 작가의 ‘소년이 온다‘ 영어번역본 (미국판) 으로, 국가별 번역과 표지 등 차이가 각기 있어 미국판으로 신청하였습니다. 한글 원서와 대조하면서 번역을 어떻게 했는지 비교가 가능하며, 노벨 문학상 수상에는 번역가 (데보라 스미스) 의 역할도 매우 컸다고 생각하므로 다른 직원분들도 영문판으로 읽어 보셨으면 합니다.