Cho Nam-joo

Su nombre es Kim Ji-young. Tiene 33 años y el nombre más común de Corea. Su historia ha incendiado Asia entera. «Ni siquiera yo sé si me casaré o si tendré hijos. O puede que me muera antes. ¿Por qué

El nuevo e impactante libro de la aclamada autora de Kim Ji-Young, nacida en 1982,el fenómeno editorial con 1.500.000 de lectores, finalista del National Book Award. «Una colección de relatos rica en

Su nombre es Kim Ji-young. Tiene 33 años y el nombre más común de Corea. Su historia ha incendiado Asia entera.«Ni siquiera yo sé si me casaré o si tendré hijos. O puede que me muera antes. ¿Por qué

FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982'There is laughter and joy to be found in these pages, along with the kind of laughter that sets two women over 50 rolling in the snow with tears streaming down their frozen cheeks and the aurora borealis dancing above them.' The Observer A thought-provoking, nuanced read Sarah Manning, Red 'Dazzling prose' Elle Eight women. Eight stories. One reality.

Kim Jiyoung est une femme ordinaire, affublée dun prénom commun – le plus donné en Corée du Sud en 1982, lannée de sa naissance. Elle vit à Séoul avec son mari, de trois ans son aîné, et leur petite

Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old millennial everywoman, she has recently left her white-collar desk jobin order to care for her newborn daughter full-timeas so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other womenalive and even dead, both known and unknown to her. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her discomfited husband sends her to a male psychiatrist.In a chilling, eerily truncated third-person voice, Jiyoungs entire life is recounted to the psychiatrista narrative infused with disparate elements of frustration, perseverance, and submission. Born in 1982 and given the most common name for Korean baby girls, Jiyoung quickly becomes the unfavored sister to her princeling little brother. Always, her behavior is policed by the male figures around herfrom the elementary school teachers who enforce strict uniforms for girls, to the coworkers who install a hidden camera in the womens restroom and post their photos online. In her fathers eyes, it is Jiyoungs fault that men harass her late at night; in her husbands eyes, it is Jiyoungs duty to forsake her career to take care of him and their childto put them first.Jiyoungs painfully common life is juxtaposed against a backdrop of an advancing Korea, as it abandons family planning birth control policies and passes new legislation against gender discrimination. But can her doctor flawlessly, completely cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?

The multi-million copy selling, international bestseller. Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made to share a room while her brother gets one of his own. Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night. Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn't get put forward for internships. Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. Kim Jiyoung is 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. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the South Korean sensation that has got the whole world talking. 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

Par lautrice de Kim Jiyoung, née en 1982, le roman coréen phénomène.Dans une ville-État appelée Town, une femme est retrouvée morte dans une voiture abandonnée. Immédiatement, la police oriente ses r

FROM THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 '[A]N AFFECTING PORTRAIT OF PEOPLE DOING THEIR BEST TO SURVIVE IN A WORLD THAT WOULD RATHER PRETEND THEY DIDN'T EXIST.' NEW YORK TIMES IN A COUNTRY CALLED 'TOWN', SU IS FOUND DEAD IN AN AB

FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982There is laughter and joy to be found in these pages, along with the kind of laughter that sets two women over 50 rolling in the snow with tears streaming down their frozen cheeks and the aurora borealis dancing above them. The Observer A thought-provoking, nuanced read Sarah Manning, Red Dazzling prose Elle Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again. Written in Cho Nam-Joos masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged 10 to 80. Contained in each of these biographies is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age. As with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over. And under Cho Nam-Joos precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny--not even herself.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982 There is laughter and joy to be found in these pages along with the kind of laughter that sets two women over 50 rolling in the snow with tears streaming down their frozen cheeks and the aurora borealis dancing above them The Observer A thought provoking nuanced read Sarah Manning Red Dazzling prose Elle Eight women Eight stories One reality A woman is born A woman is filmed in public without consent A woman suffers domestic violence A woman is gaslit A woman is discriminated against at work A woman grows old A woman becomes famous A woman is hated and loved and then hated again Written in Cho Nam Joo s masterful razor sharp prose Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women aged 10 to 80 Contained in each of these biographies is a microcosm of contemporary Korea and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age As with Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over And under Cho Nam Joo s precise unveiled gaze nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny not even herself

The new novel from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982Once Ko Mani dreamt of becoming a professional gymnast. Life, however, had other plans for her. Today she has an office job and lives with her parents in the same house and poor part of Seoul in which she grew up.When she unexpectedly finds herself out of work, however, her old ambitions resurface. At the same time property developers start to show an interest in the local area and her mother sniffs an opportunity for her family to finally slip the chains of poverty. Exploring the fine line we all tread between dreams and reality, in On the Balance Beam Cho Nam-Joo tells the story of an ordinary Korean family, capturing their moments of pain, frustration, resilience and love.

From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 ''Cho's complex, humane, and by its end utterly transfixing novel shows that it is in community that we find resilience.' i newspaper 'Like Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning film Parasite and the popular Netflix series Squid Games, Saha points to the increasing inequality and lack of social mobility in South Korea. ... With global inequality on the rise, Saha's theme of human dignity quashed by the interests of mega-corporations resonates widely.' Guardian '[A]n affecting portrait of people doing their best to survive in a world that would rather pretend they didn't exist.' New York Times In a country called 'Town', Su is found dead in an abandoned car.The suspected killer is presumed to come from the Saha Estates. Town is a privatised country, controlled by a secretive organisation known as the Seven Premiers. It is a society clearly divided into the haves and have-nots and those who have the very least live on the Saha Estates.

From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982[A]n affecting portrait of people doing their best to survive in a world that would rather pretend they didnt exist.New York Times In a country called Town, Su is found dead in an abandoned car. The suspected killer is presumed to come from the Saha Estates. Town is a privatised country, controlled by a secretive organisation known as the Seven Premiers. It is a society clearly divided into the haves and have-nots and those who have the very least live on the Saha Estates. Among their number is Jin-Kyung, a young woman whose brother, Dok-yung, was in a relationship with Su and quickly becomes the polices prime suspect. When Dok-yung disappears, Jin Ky-ung is determined to get to the bottom of things. On her quest to find the truth, though, she will uncover a reality far darker and crimes far greater than she could ever have imagined. At once a dystopian mystery and devastating critique of how we live now, Saha lifts the lid on corruption, exploitation and government oppression, while, with deep humanity and compassion, showing us the lives of those who, through no fault of their own, suffer at the hand of brutal forces far beyond their control.Praise for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 It describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. Its slim, unadorned narrative distils a lifetimes iniquities into a sharp punch. The Sunday Times A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction Stylist Along with other socially critical narratives to come out of Korea, such as Bong Joon-hos Oscar-winning film Parasite, her story could change the bigger one. The Guardian This witty, disturbing book deals with sexism, mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a country where young women are popping caffeine pills and turning jaundiced as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher education for male siblings. The Independent Enthralling and enraging. Sunday Express Chos moving, witty and powerful novel forces us to face our reality, in which one woman is seen, pretty much, as interchangeable with any other. Theres a logic to Kim Jiyoungs shape-shifting: she could be anybody. Daily Telegraph

Su nombre es Kim Ji-young. Tiene 33 años y el nombre más común de Corea. Su historia ha incendiado Asia entera.«Ni siquiera yo sé si me casaré o si tendré hijos. O puede que me muera antes. ¿Por qué

El nuevo e impactante libro de la aclamada autora de Kim Ji-Young, nacida en 1982,el fenómeno editorial con 1.500.000 de lectores,finalista del National Book Award.«Una colección de relatos rica en c

A GUARDIAN ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR 2020 A RED MAGAZINE CANT WAIT TO READ BOOK OF 2020 THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY SELLING SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made to share a room while her brother gets one of his own. Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night. Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesnt get put forward for internships. Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. Kim Jiyoung is 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.Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century and 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 Kangs The Vegetarian. Praise for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 It describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. Its slim, unadorned narrative distils a lifetimes iniquities into a sharp punch. The Sunday Times A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction Stylist Along with other socially critical narratives to come out of Korea, such as Bong Joon-hos Oscar-winning film Parasite, her story could change the bigger one. TheGuardian This witty, disturbing book deals with sexism, mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a country where young women are popping caffeine pills and turning jaundiced as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher education for male siblings. The Independent Enthralling and enraging.Sunday Express Chos moving, witty and powerful novel forces us to face our reality, in which one woman is seen, pretty much, as interchangeable with any other. Theres a logic to Kim Jiyoungs shape-shifting: she could be anybody. Daily Telegraph

El nuevo e impactante libro de la aclamada autora de Kim Ji-Young, nacida en 1982,el fenómeno editorial con 1.500.000 de lectores,finalista del National Book Award.«Una colección de relatos rica en c

THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY SELLING SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING''A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction.'' Stylist Who is Kim Jiyoung? Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made to share a room while her brother gets one of his own. Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night. Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn&rsquot get put forward for internships. Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. Kim Jiyoung is 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.Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century and raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all. Riveting, original and uncompromising, this is the mos