"Quoting Han, and the questions Han said were often foremost in her mind, Park [Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea] said, “While preparing (her book) 'Human Acts,' author Han Kang read the diary entries of a young night school teacher who lost his life in May 1980. She realized her questions needed to be reversed. Instead of asking, ‘Can the present save the past? Can the living save the dead?' she asked, ‘Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?'"
- The Korean Herald, Park Ga-young (Dec. 15, 2024)
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"Quoting Han, and the questions Han said were often foremost in her mind, Park [Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea] said, “While preparing (her book) 'Human Acts,' author Han Kang read the diary entries of a young night school teacher who lost his life in May 1980. She realized her questions needed to be reversed. Instead of asking, ‘Can the present save the past? Can the living save the dead?' she asked, ‘Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?'"
- The Korean Herald, Park Ga-young (Dec. 15, 2024)
read the full article