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  1. Oct 14, 2016 · Korean author Cho Nam-joo has done just this with her 2016 novel Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (82년생 김지영) which helped spark the #MeToo movement in South Korea and became a flashpoint of gender discussions and backlash.

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  2. Apr 14, 2020 · Vulture • Best Books of the Year (So Far) A fierce international bestseller that launched Korea’s new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny. Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.

  3. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (Korean: 82년생 김지영) is a novel by Cho Nam-Joo. A former scriptwriter for TV programs, Cho took two months to write the story as according to her, the title character "Kim Ji-young's life isn't much different from the one I have lived.

  4. Feb 20, 2020 · A GUARDIAN 'ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR 2020'. A RED MAGAZINE 'CAN'T WAIT TO READ' BOOK OF 2020. THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY SELLING SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING. Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy.

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  5. Apr 14, 2020 · Cho Nam-Joo’s debut novel, “Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982,” is written as a case study on everyday sexism and misogyny. It helped propel a feminist wave in Korea.

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  6. Mar 2, 2021 · One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K-pop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 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.

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  8. Jan 21, 2021 · A landmark publication in Nam-Joo’s native country where it kick-started a nascent MeToo movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 throws a grenade under the appalling misogyny and paternalism of South Korean society. Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy.

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