June Book: Human Acts by Han Kang, Deborah Smith (Translator)

Welcome to our June Book Club event!

The theme for this month is books translated to English! Our chosed book is Human Acts by Han Kang, Deborah Smith (Translator). Read about the book below:

A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian.

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, both suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother, their collective heartbreak and acts of hope tell the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30091914-human-acts

Happy reading!

*price of the book club is the cost of your drink/snack of choice from the cafe