“This witty, disturbing book deals with sexism, mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a country where young women are "popping caffeine pills and turning jaundiced" as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher education for male siblings.”
— The Independent
“Cho's moving, witty and powerful novel forces us to face our reality, in which one woman is seen, pretty much, as interchangeable with any other. There's a logic to Kim Jiyoung's shape-shifting: she could be anybody.”
— Daily Telegraph
“Along with other socially critical narratives to come out of Korea, such as Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning film Parasite , her story could change the bigger one.”
— The Guardian
“It describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. It's slim, unadorned narrative distils a lifetime's iniquities into a sharp punch.”
— The Sunday Times
“A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction”
— Stylist
“Enthralling and enraging.”
— Sunday Express
Kim Jiyoung, born 1982
Year
2020
Pages
176
Tags
Praise
“This witty, disturbing book deals with sexism, mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a country where young women are "popping caffeine pills and turning jaundiced" as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher education for male siblings.”
— The Independent
“Cho's moving, witty and powerful novel forces us to face our reality, in which one woman is seen, pretty much, as interchangeable with any other. There's a logic to Kim Jiyoung's shape-shifting: she could be anybody.”
— Daily Telegraph
“Along with other socially critical narratives to come out of Korea, such as Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning film Parasite , her story could change the bigger one.”
— The Guardian
“It describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. It's slim, unadorned narrative distils a lifetime's iniquities into a sharp punch.”
— The Sunday Times
“A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction”
— Stylist
“Enthralling and enraging.”
— Sunday Express
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