Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Resumen del libro

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 South Korean sensation that has got the whole world talking. 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.

Biografía del autor

Cho Nam-joo nació en Seúl en 1978. Se licenció en Sociología y ha trabajado durante diez años como guionista de televisión. Sus dos primeras novelas, Cuando escuchas con atención (2011) y Para Comaneci (2016), lograron la aclamación de la crítica y recibieron múltiples premios. Kim Ji-young, nacida en 1982, es la primera que se traduce al español. Además de convertirse en un fenómeno entre las lectoras y los lectores de su país, ha sido finalista de National Book Award y fue llevada a la gran pantalla en 2019.