Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

"Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-Joo tells the story of Kim Jiyoung whose entire life has been dictated by her gender. Kim Jiyoung was born in 1982 to a family who wanted a baby boy and spent her entire youth being second best to her perfect younger brother. She has spent her entire life being policed and ordered about by men. When she was a schoolgirl the male teachers dictated her uniform, when she worked in an office her colleagues installed hidden cameras in the bathroom and shared the photos, when she was harrassed by strangers at night her father told her it was her own fault and when she gave birth to her daughter husband expected her to give up her job and become a full-time stay at home mother. Kim Jiyoung is mad and tired. She is her own woman. Her worried husband discovers the many changes in her and send her to a male psychiatrist, but can he possibly understand what has made Jiyoung break down? "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-Joo is a modern literary classic from South Korea that challenges the endemic misogyny and oppression that is hardwired into our institutions and societies. "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" was Cho Nam-Joo's international breakthrough that gave way to a heated public debate on equal rights following its publication and been an inspiration to the modern feminist movement in South Korea.

"Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-Joo tells the story of Kim Jiyoung whose entire life has been dictated by her gender. Kim Jiyoung was born in 1982 to a family who wanted a baby boy and spent her entire youth being second best to her perfect younger brother. She has spent her entire life being policed and ordered about by men. When she was a schoolgirl the male teachers dictated her uniform, when she worked in an office her colleagues installed hidden cameras in the bathroom and shared the photos, when she was harrassed by strangers at night her father told her it was her own fault and when she gave birth to her daughter husband expected her to give up her job and become a full-time stay at home mother. Kim Jiyoung is mad and tired. She is her own woman. Her worried husband discovers the many changes in her and send her to a male psychiatrist, but can he possibly understand what has made Jiyoung break down? "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-Joo is a modern literary classic from South Korea that challenges the endemic misogyny and oppression that is hardwired into our institutions and societies. "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" was Cho Nam-Joo's international breakthrough that gave way to a heated public debate on equal rights following its publication and been an inspiration to the modern feminist movement in South Korea.

THE SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING ';Aground-breakingwork 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'sThe Vegetarian.

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.

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.