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.
But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?.
Jiyoung narrates her story to this doctor-from her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls\' outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women\'s restrooms.
As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist.
But strange symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other women, dead and alive.
In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial "everywoman"
Kim Jiyoung spends her days caring for her infant daughter.
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