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“Counsel Culture” by Kim Hye-jin

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Article
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/counsel-culture-by-kim-hye-jin/
Journal
Asian Review of Books
Issued Date
April 15, 2024
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNKNOWN
City
-
Book
Counsel Culture
Writer
Kim Hye-jin
Translator
Jamie Chang

About the Author

  • Kim Hye-jin
  • Birth : 1983 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Hye-jin
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김혜진
  • ISNI : 000000047905924X
  • Works : 26
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  • English(English)

Therapist Haesoo Lim used to appear on television to provide her professional opinion on matters in the news. But after speaking about a famous male actor, her career took a nosedive when the actor committed suicide. Haesoo not only lost her job, but her marriage also fell apart. Kim Hye-jin’s new novel Counsel Culture, translated by Jamie Chang, may be a small, contemplative book, but it packs a big punch with vibrant characters, both human and feline.  The story opens with Haesoo in the middle of writing one of many unsent letters to people who were once in her life, such people as her former employer as well as relatives of the deceased actor. Haesoo lives alone in a neighborhood that has a colony of feral cats. She starts to pay attention to the cats and grows concerned about a mangy tabby who has seen one too many confrontations with other animals. It’s the first time Haesoo seems to notice animals.

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