Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Eight women. Eight stories. One reality.
A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again.
Written in Cho Nam-Joo’s masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged ten to eighty. Contained in each of these sensational stories is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age. As with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over. And under Cho Nam-Joo’s precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny—not even herself.
Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Eight women. Eight stories. One reality.
A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again.
Written in Cho Nam-Joo’s masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged ten to eighty. Contained in each of these sensational stories is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age. As with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over. And under Cho Nam-Joo’s precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny—not even herself.
| Published By | House of Anansi Press Inc — Sep 17, 2024 |
| Specifications | 224 pages | 5.5 in x 8.25 in |
| Keywords | Red Velvet; South Korea; short book; feminism; translated; short stories; Chrysalis; Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society; Anuja Varghese; Christine Estima; internalized misogyny; cultural criticism; Saha; motherhood; gender descrimination; parenting; parent child relationships; family dynamics; death and grief; |
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CHO NAM-JOO is a former television scriptwriter who subverted the landscape of feminist discourse in Korea with her international bestseller, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, which sold in twenty-five countries and was longlisted for the National Book Award. She graduated from the Department of Sociology of Ewha Womans University and is the author of the dystopian thriller Saha. She lives in South Korea. |
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CHO NAM-JOO is a former television scriptwriter who subverted the landscape of feminist discourse in Korea with her international bestseller, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, which sold in twenty-five countries and was longlisted for the National Book Award. She graduated from the Department of Sociology of Ewha Womans University and is the author of the dystopian thriller Saha. She lives in South Korea. |
"Despite her characters’ hardships and disappointments, there is mischief and glee to be found in these pages." — The Guardian
” —The Guardian“A precise, cutting portrayal of societal misogyny.” — The Atlantic
” —“Fueled by a palpable sense of rebellion. Taken together, the chorus of voices produces a stirring feminist anthem.” — Publisher’s Weekly
” —“This subtle collection is elegant, honest, and empowering." — Kirkus
” —“These brief stories pack quite a bit into their narratives.” — Library Journal
” —“Compelling narratives featuring ordinary people … [Cho Nam-Joo] is sensitive to her characters’ anger and frustrations, contrasting their emotional intensity with the ordinary nature of pedestrian difficulties and discriminations.” — Asymptote Journal
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