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Human Acts

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 democratization uprising that occurred on 18 May 1980, in Gwangju, Korea. In the novel, one boy's death provides the impetus for a dimensional look into the Gwangju Uprising and the lives of the people in that city. Human…

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Author
Han Kang
Genre
Contemporary fiction Literary fiction
Publication date
19 May 2014 (KOR) 3 November 2016 (UK) 17 October 2017 (UK, US)
Publisher
Changbi Publishers (KOR) Portobello Books (UK) Hogarth (UK, US)
Language
Korean
Media type
Print

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Human Acts

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples76
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Human Acts

Top relations

related to Development and publication · 17
Human Acts → Changbi, Gwangju Uprising, Han, However, In, January, Korea's, Korean, Later, May, November, Referring, She, Summer, The, Window, You
related to Plot · 16
Human Acts → At, Dong-ho, Dong-ho's, Eun-sook, Gwangju Uprising, He, In, Jeong-dae, Jin-su, Kang Dong-ho, Kang Dong-ho's, Kim Jin-su, May, Seon-ju, The, Unable
related to Adaptations · 11
Human Acts → Asian, Europe, June, May, Memorial Foundation, October, Poland, The May, This, Western, When
related to Reception · 9
Human Acts → Although, Both, David Tizzard, Han Kang, Han's, Korean, Park Nohae, The Korea Times, Writing
related to Style and themes · 6
Human Acts → Gwangju Uprising, Han Kang, Rather, The, To, Together
Author · 1
Human Acts → Han Kang
Genre · 1
Human Acts → Contemporary fiction Literary fiction
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Human Acts → Korean
Media type · 1
Human Acts → Print

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novel human uprising acts gwangju may kang people han chapter boy korean incident 18 time korea author title dong-ho day

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Human ActsAuthorHan Kang1.00infobox
Human ActsGenreContemporary fiction Literary fiction1.00infobox
Human ActsISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Human ActsLanguageKorean1.00infobox
Human ActsMedia typePrint1.00infobox
Human ActsOriginal title.mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}소년이 온다 lit "A Boy Comes"1.00infobox
Human ActsPages215 pp1.00infobox
Human ActsPublication date19 May 2014 (KOR) 3 November 2016 (UK) 17 October 2017 (UK, US)1.00infobox
Human ActsPublication placeSouth Korea1.00infobox
Human ActsPublisherChangbi Publishers (KOR) Portobello Books (UK) Hogarth (UK, US)1.00infobox
Human ActsSet inGwangju, South Korea1.00infobox
Human ActsTranslatorDeborah Smith1.00infobox

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