[Han Kang's] way of telling about the events of a 10-day insurgency in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980 and its psychological, spiritual and political aftermath opened my eyes' - Susie Orbach, Best Books of the Year, Guardian
'Exquisite, painful and deeply courageous' Philippe Sands, Best Books of the Year, Guardian
Human Acts is a stunning piece of work. The language is poetic, immediate, and brutal. Han Kang has again proved herself to be a deft artist of storytelling and imagery - Jess Richards, author, Snake Ropes
An important and necessary book... a devastating and vital a work of literature - Lucy Scholes, National
A conversation of which we rarely hear both sides: the living talking to the dead, and the dead speaking back - Sunday Telegraph *****
