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The Korean novel that champions the value of ordinary women

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Article
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/the-korean-novel-that-champions-the-value-of-ordinary-women-20200511-p54ruf.html
Journal
The Sydney Morning Herald
Issued Date
May 16, 2020
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
AUSTRALIA
City
-
Book
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Writer
Cho Nam-ju
Translator
Jamie Chang

About the Author

  • Cho Nam-ju
  • Birth : 1978 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Nam-ju
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조남주
  • ISNI : 0000000460558831
  • Works : 66
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  • English(English)

Kim Jiyoung, the exceptionally average protagonist of Cho Nam-Joo’s novel, is 33, living on the outskirts of Seoul with her husband and infant daughter. She is exhausted by the monotony of cooking, cleaning and child-rearing, and vaguely resentful that she gave up her job at a marketing agency.

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