A New York Times Editors Choice Selection A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 âhas become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and genderâ (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 womanâs psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial âeverywomanâ 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 doctorâfrom her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girlsâ outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in womenâs restrooms. But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? âA social treatise as well as a work of artâ (Alexandra Alter, New York Times), Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 heralds the arrival of international powerhouse Cho Nam-Joo.
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