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THE BOOK THAT LAUNCHED THE 4B MOVEMENT' Arya James, Fourth WaveLonglisted National Book Award (Translated Literature)A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Editors' Choice SelectionBest Books of 2020 NPR, TIME, Chicago Public LibraryVulture Best Books of the Year (So Far)A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 has become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender (Sarah Shin, Guardian). One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and Kpop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one womans psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial everywoman Kim Jiyoung spends her days caring for her infant daughter. But strange symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other women, dead and alive. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist. Jiyoung narrates her story to this doctorfrom her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in womens restrooms. But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? A social treatise as well as a work of art (Alexandra Alter, New York Times), Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 heralds the arrival of international powerhouse Cho NamJoo.
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