Description:
"THE BOOK THAT LAUNCHED THE 4B MOVEMENT" --Arya James, Fourth Wave
Longlisted - National Book Award (Translated Literature)
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Editors' Choice Selection
Best Books of 2020 -- NPR, TIME, Chicago Public Library
Vulture - Best Books of the Year (So Far)
A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 "has become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender" (Sarah Shin, Guardian).
Brief description: Jamie Chang is an award-winning translator who teaches at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.
Review Quotes: In this fine--and beautifully translated--biography of a fictional Korean woman we encounter the real experiences of many women around the world.--Claire Kohda Hazelton, The Spectator