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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

About the E-Books

Title Sub
A Novel
Author
Cho Nam-joo
Co-Author
-
Translator
Jamie Chang
Publisher
Liveright
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
82년생 김지영
Romanization of Original
82 nyeonsaeng Gim Jiyeong
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781631496714
Page
-
Series
OverDrive Read

About the Author

Writer default image
  • Cho Nam-ju
  • Birth : 1978 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Nam-ju
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조남주
  • ISNI : 0000000460558831
  • Works : 70
About the Original Work
82년생 김지영
  • 82년생 김지영
  • Author : Cho Nam-ju
  • Published Year : 2016
  • English Title : Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

A New York Times Editors Choice Selection

A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 "has become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender" (Sarah Shin, Guardian).

One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K-pop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial "everywoman" Kim Jiyoung spends her days caring for her infant daughter. But strange symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other women, dead and alive. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist. Jiyoung narrates her story to this doctor—from her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls' outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women's restrooms. But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? "A social treatise as well as a work of art" (Alexandra Alter, New York Times), Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 heralds the arrival of international powerhouse Cho Nam-Joo.

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