Oct 17, 2017 · The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice. Amid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed.

Discover all the books by Han Kang at Barnes & Noble. Known for her unique literary style and novels that delve deeply into emotionally intense themes of human existence, Kang’s books are perfect for lovers of literary and historical fiction.

The list of published works by author Han includes novels like Fire Salamander, Fruits of My Woman, Your Cold Hand, Breath Fighting, The Black Deer, Greek Lessons, Human Acts, The White book, The Vegetarian, etc.

Throughout her career, Han Kang has explored themes of violence, memory and human vulnerability. Her works include Fruits of My Woman (2000), Black Deer (1998), Your Cold Hands (2002), Breath Fighting (2010), Greek Lessons (2011), and I Do Not Bid Farewell (2021).

Jan 21, 2017 · In Human Acts, Han Kang's novel of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and its aftermath, people spill blood, and people brave death to donate it. With a sensitivity so sharp that it's painful, Human...

"Pristine, expertly paced, and gut-wrenching . . . Human Acts grapples with the fallout of a massacre and questions what humans are willing to die for and in turn what they must live through. Kang approaches these difficult and inexorable queries with originality and fearlessness, making Human Acts a must-read."--Chicago Review of Books

Jan 7, 2016 · In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a...

Her publications include a short story collection, Fruits of My Woman (2000), Fire Salamander (2012); novels such as Black Deer (1998), Your Cold Hands (2002), The Vegetarian (2007), Breath Fighting (2010), and Greek Lessons (2011), Human Acts (2014), The White Book (2016), I Do Not Bid Farewell (2021).

She has published collections of short stories including Love in Yeosu, A Yellow Patterned Eternity, and The Fruits of My Woman as well as novels including Your Cold Hand, Black Deer, Greek Lessons, Breath Fighting, The Boy Is Coming and The Vegetarian. She has also published a poetry collection, I Put The Evening In The Drawer.

Mar 2, 2021 · All of this has made “Human Acts” a controversial book in South Korea but also an important book for author Han Kang who, born in Gwangju, would have been nine at the time of the uprising....