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’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 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 Kang’s The Vegetarian. Praise for Kim Jiyoung Born
1982 'It describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. It’s slim unadorned
narrative distils a lifetime’s 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-ho’s 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 ‘Cho’s moving
witty and powerful novel forces us to face our reality in which one woman is seen pretty much
as interchangeable with any other. There’s a logic to Kim Jiyoung’s shape-shifting: she could
be anybody.’ Daily Telegraph
