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Human Acts 소년이 온다

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Human Acts (Korean: 소년이 온다; RR: Sonyeoni onda; lit. A Boy Comes) is a South Korean novel written by Han Kang. The novel draws upon the suppression of the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980 by the recently installed government of coup d'état leader Chun Doo-hwan. In the novel, the death of a young boy, Dong-ho, and its defining role in the lives of his friends and family members, allows for a multidimensional analysis of the long-term impact of the crisis on the residents of Gwangju.

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Human Acts (소년이 온다) — verified Korean book. Published 2014. By Han Kang.

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• Genre: xiaoshuo
• Original language: Korean
• Awards: Premio Malaparte
• Author: Eric D'Arcy, Eric D'Arcy, eric d'arcy
• First published: 1963
• Title: Human Acts
• Type: South Korean novel
• Setting: Gwangju, Korea
• Historical Event: democratization uprising that occurred on 18 May 1980
• Published: 2014년 5월 19일
• Publisher: 창비

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• Open Library lists the Korean name as Human acts; KoreaAPI uses 소년이 온다 (chosen by source authority).

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