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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

82년생 김지영

About the Original Works

Original Title
82년생 김지영
Title Romanization
82 nyeonsaeng Gim Jiyeong
Title Sub
조남주 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Classification

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

Author
Cho Nam-ju
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2016
Publisher
민음사
ISBN
9788937473135
The Series
Nanam Selected Literature; 18
Main Characters
Kim Jiyoung
Subject/Theme
Women, feminism, inequality

About the Author

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

Kim Ji-young, born in 1982, is an ordinary Korean woman who married and has a daughter. However, one day she suddenly shows symptoms of psychosis, and in the process of consulting with her psychiatrist, she begins to talk about her life and the discrimination she’d experienced in society both knowingly and unknowingly for being a woman.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This book had a huge social impact in Korea, as it was released during the period when feminism began to spread in earnest in Korean society. By visualizing the sexist situations that ordinary women could face, this book aroused public interest in feminism.

이 책은 한국사회에서 페미니즘의 본격적으로 확산하던 시기와 맞물려 큰 사회적 반향을 일으켰다. 평범한 여성이 겪을 수 있는 성차별적 상황들을 가시화함으로써 페미니즘에 대한 대중의 관심을 불러일으켰다.

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