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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

By: Cho Nam-Joo, Jamie Chang
Narrated by: Jamie Parker
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 THE SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING

‘A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction’ Stylist

Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. A female preyed upon by male teachers at school. A daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night.

Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. A wife who gives up her career and independence for a life of domesticity.

Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely.

Kim Jiyoung is depressed.

Kim Jiyoung is mad.

Kim Jiyoung is her own woman.

Kim Jiyoung is every woman.

The life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all. Riveting, original and uncompromising, this is the most important book to have emerged from South Korea since Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.
©2019 Cho Nam-Joo (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UK Asian & Pacific Islander Creators Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature
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There’s a reason this book has hit home for so many women, not only in Korea but universally.

Heartbreaking

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I gained a new perspective on just how tiresome and overwhelmingly difficult it must be to grow up, study, work, and start a family as a female.

An important eye opener for the ingrained sexism in South Korea

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No wonder this started a movement. This is about every woman everywhere. I definitely recommend listening. The reader is also very good.

This resonates with every woman around the world

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Really interesting but ultimately heartbreaking. A book every man and woman should read as the story is true the world over!

Ultimately heartbreaking

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