Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 By Cho Nam-Joo (WIT Book Club)
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'Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982' By Cho Nam-Joo
Published: 2016
Guardian 'One to Look Out For' list 2020
"[A] deft and slightly strange novel" — Readings
“The book, which sold more than a million copies, had an “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” effect, propelling a feminist wave. It’s easy to see why." — The New York Times
This 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.
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