▲ 131 ▼ TIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strike (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 1 year ago by anoriginalthought@lemmy.ml to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) Han Kang's novel well describes this event. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago I also recommend Han Kang's Human Acts, going over the Gwang-Ju Massacre by the butcher Chun Do-Hwan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nobel prize recipient Why even bother mentioning this? Nobody cares about the opinions of some crusty old imperialist fuckheads. They are clearly deeply unserious in their prize selection process. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago You're right... edited permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago I also recommend Han Kang's Human Acts, going over the Gwang-Ju Massacre by the butcher Chun Do-Hwan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nobel prize recipient Why even bother mentioning this? Nobody cares about the opinions of some crusty old imperialist fuckheads. They are clearly deeply unserious in their prize selection process. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago You're right... edited permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago You're right... edited permalink fedilink source parent