In a novel set in the aftermath of this event, a former prisoner recalls being tortured by having a pen jammed into his fingers. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this historic event. In the same novel, an editor was slapped seven times in the face for a manuscript detailing this event which, alongside the death of Kang Dong-ho, is seen through seven different points of view.
ANSWER: Gwangju Uprising [or Gwangju Massacre]
[10m] The Gwangju Uprising is depicted in Human Acts, a novel by this author. In another novel by this author, Yeong-hye pretends to be a tree in the forest after having a nervous breakdown.
ANSWER: Han Kang
[10e] The first chapter of Human Acts uses this perspective when addressing Dong-Ho. The odd-numbered chapters of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter Night a Traveler use this uncommon perspective that directly addresses the reader.
ANSWER: second person
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