Gwangju Diary: Beyond Death, Beyond the Darkness of the Age

by Lee Jae-eui, Kap Su Seol (Translator), Nick Mamatas (Translator)

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Historical

163 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[MJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly profound and invaluable document of the events of Gwangju in May 1980. Especially considering the recent university protests across the US and Europe, this is a reminder that harming and killing children, teenagers, and young adults has never been against US policy. For me personally, also raises a question about the common theme of youth being more willing to put their bodies in the line of danger across many political spheres: is it because youth are more volatile and have less experience or because they are still able to imagine different political realities or both?

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

i wanted to know lots more about the events before i studied them, but i never realised just how many people were killed overall. terrifying