“Her death was every bit as quiet and understated as she herself had been” FictionContemporaryKoreanHuman ActsHan KangKorean Writers Author:Han Kang, Human Acts
“(Blurb) Throughout Human Acts the ghost memory of the boy Dong-Ho wanders, refusing to disappear, and so in turn other characters refuse to stop asking 'Why?' Why does power exert itself with brutality? Why does the state silence the enquiries of the bereaved?Why does remembrance pose such a threat to the powerful?” MemoryState Brutality Author:Han Kang, Human Acts
“Los militares se amotinaron para hacerse con el poder. Tú has visto como apaleaban y usaban sus bayonetas contra la gente a plena luz del día, ¿no? Como eso no fue suficiente, dispararon sus armas. Así se les ordenó que hicieran. ¿Cómo se puede considerar patria a quienes hicieron semejante cosa?” NacionalismoComprensión Author:Han Kang, Human Acts