The book is called Human Acts. It is by Han Kang, an author Korea is so proud of, and I read it this year. It is about May 18. It tells the stories of people who were there at that moment, from several people's perspectives. Reading it makes your heart feel very heavy, as if an enormously heavy stone were constantly resting on your chest. It contains the testimonies and voices of people in utterly harrowing circumstances. I really hope you will read it, and after reading the book...
