{"product_id":"kim-jiyoung-born-1982-9781631498671","title":"Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982","description":"One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K-pop stars alike, \u003cem\u003eKim Jiyoung, Born 1982\u003c\/em\u003e follows one woman's 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 doctor--from her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls' outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women's 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, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eKim Jiyoung, Born 1982\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of international powerhouse Cho Nam-Joo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNam-Joo, Cho:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCho Nam-Joo\u003c\/strong\u003e was a television scriptwriter for nine years. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eKim Jiyoung, Born 1982\u003c\/em\u003e, has sold in nineteen countries and over a million copies. She lives in Korea.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChang, Jamie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJamie Chang\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning translator and teaches at the Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575964963090,"sku":"9781631498671","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c449de7-7eb9-4e56-98ec-094c5eadcfaa.jpg?v=1731989820","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kim-jiyoung-born-1982-9781631498671","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}