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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: The international bestseller

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: The international bestseller

Author:
Cho Nam-Joo
Read by:
Jamie Parker
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Book
25
Narrator
13
Release Date
February 20, 2020
Duration
3 hours 32 minutes
Summary
THE SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING
 
‘A ground-breaking work 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’s The Vegetarian.   
 
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Profile Avatar Lenka M. Feb 2024

The narrator was perfect. The book however, was devastating. Very sad.

Profile Avatar Cath C. Aug 2023

Enjoyable story telling, simply chronicaling the experiences of it's lead protagonist from birth to womanhood shines an unflinching spotlight on the continual undercurrent of societal sexism woman face but rarely have acknowledged. At first I was disappointed that this had a male narrator, but now I believe that made it all the more powerful. This is not just a book for woman. It should be compulsory high school reading in every country. I loved it.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2020

Following the life of a Korean woman from childhood to motherhood, the book exposes Korean patriarchal mindsets and societal customs resulting in gender inequality. Loved the story and narration.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: The international bestseller

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: The international bestseller

Author: Cho Nam-Joo
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