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Kim Jiyoung, born 1982 / Cho Nam-joo ; translated by Jamie Chang.
"The runaway bestseller that helped launch Korea's new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny. In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul, Kim Jiyoung-a millennial "everywoman"-spends her days caring for her infant daughter. Her husband, however, worries over a strange symptom that has recently appeared: Jiyoung has begun to impersonate the voices of other women-dead and alive, both known and unknown to her. Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that very person. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, Jiyoung's concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist, who listens to her narrate her own life story-from her birth to a family who expected a son, to elementary school teachers who policed girls' outfits, to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women's restrooms and posted the photos online. But can her doctor cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? Rendered in eerie prose, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 announces the arrival of a major international writer"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631496707
- ISBN: 1631496700
- ISBN: 9781631498671
- ISBN: 1631498673
- Physical Description: 162 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Autumn, 2015 -- Childhood, 1982-1994 -- Adolescence, 1995-2000 -- Early adulthood, 2001-2011 -- Marriage, 2012-2015 -- 2016. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Korean. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wives > Korea (South) > Fiction. Sexism > Korea (South) > Fiction. Sex discrimination against women > Personal narratives > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 7 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Community Library | FICTION CHO (Text) | 50687011707992 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 04/24/2024 |
| Emmaus Public Library | FIC CHO, NAM-JOO (Text) | 36446002012279 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Fiction Cho (Text) | 39427103496493 | Fiction Room: Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults NAM Fiction (Text) | 33454005804240 | Reading Room Balcony | Checked Out | 04/23/2024 |
| Parkland Community Library | F CHO (Text) | 34422007161116 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 04/20/2024 |
| Pottsville Free Public Library | FIC (Text) | 30003008967018 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| RPL - Northeast Branch | Fiction Cho (Text) | 33223008840802 | Fiction | Checked Out | 04/29/2024 |
| Shenandoah Area Free Public Library | F CHO (Text) | 3SFPL00004848U | Fiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | CHO, NAM-JOO (Text) | 34455006714808 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f CHO (Text) | 33062009305336 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
