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From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
''Cho's complex, humane, and by its end utterly transfixing novel
shows that it is in community that we find resilience.' i newspaper
'Like Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning film Parasite and the
popular Netflix series Squid Games, Saha points to the increasing
inequality and lack of social mobility in South Korea. ... With
global inequality on the rise, Saha's theme of human dignity
quashed by the interests of mega-corporations resonates widely.'
Daily Telegraph '[A]n affecting portrait of people doing their best
to survive in a world that would rather pretend they didn't exist.'
New York Times In a country called 'Town', Su is found dead in an
abandoned car. The suspected killer is presumed to come from the
Saha Estates. Town is a privatised country, controlled by a
secretive organisation known as the Seven Premiers. It is a society
clearly divided into the haves and have-nots and those who have the
very least live on the Saha Estates. Among their number is
Jin-Kyung, a young woman whose brother, Dok-yung, was in a
relationship with Su and quickly becomes the police's prime
suspect. When Dok-yung disappears, Jin Ky-ung is determined to get
to the bottom of things. On her quest to find the truth, though,
she will uncover a reality far darker and crimes far greater than
she could ever have imagined. At once a dystopian mystery and
devastating critique of how we live now, Saha lifts the lid on
corruption, exploitation and government oppression, while, with
deep humanity and compassion, showing us the lives of those who,
through no fault of their own, suffer at the hand of brutal forces
far beyond their control. Praise for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 '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 '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
'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 'Enthralling and enraging.' Sunday Express '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
FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 Â Eight women.
Eight stories. One reality. Â 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. Â Written in Cho Nam-Jooâs
masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the
lives of eight Korean women, aged 10 to 80. Contained in each of
these biographies 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-Jooâs
precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny--not
even herself. Â
From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born
1982 ''Choâs complex, humane, and by its end utterly transfixing
novel shows that it is in community that we find
resilience.'Â i newspaper 'Like Bong Joon-ho's Academy
Award-winning film Parasite and the popular Netflix series
Squid Games, Saha points to the increasing inequality and lack of
social mobility in South Korea. ... With global inequality on the
rise, Sahaâs theme of human dignity quashed by the interests of
mega-corporations resonates widely.' Guardian '[A]n affecting
portrait of people doing their best to survive in a world that
would rather pretend they didnât exist.' New York Times In a
country called âTownâ, Su is found dead in an abandoned car.
The suspected killer is presumed to come from the Saha Estates.
 Town is a privatised country, controlled by a secretive
organisation known as the Seven Premiers. It is a society clearly
divided into the haves and have-nots and those who have the very
least live on the Saha Estates. Among their number is Jin-Kyung, a
young woman whose brother, Dok-yung, was in a relationship with Su
and quickly becomes the policeâs prime suspect. When Dok-yung
disappears, Jin Ky-ung is determined to get to the bottom of
things. On her quest to find the truth, though, she will uncover a
reality far darker and crimes far greater than she could ever have
imagined. Â At once a dystopian mystery and devastating
critique of how we live now, Saha lifts the lid on corruption,
exploitation and government oppression, while, with deep humanity
and compassion, showing us the lives of those who, through no fault
of their own, suffer at the hand of brutal forces far beyond their
control. Praise for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 'It
describes experiences that will be recognisable everywhere. Itâs
slim, unadorned narrative distils a lifetimeâs iniquities into a
sharp punch.â The Sunday Times Â
âA ground-breaking work of feminist
fictionâ Stylist  âAlong with other socially
critical narratives to come out of Korea, such as Bong Joon-hoâs
Oscar-winning film Parasite, her story could change the
bigger one.â The Guardian  'This witty, disturbing
book deals with sexism, mental health issues and the hypocrisy of a
country where young women are âpopping caffeine pills and turning
jaundicedâ as they slave away in factories helping to fund higher
education for male siblings.'Â The Independent Â
'Enthralling and enraging.'Â Sunday Express Â
âChoâs moving, witty and
powerful novel forces us to face our reality, in which
one woman is seen, pretty much, as interchangeable with any other.
Thereâs a logic to Kim Jiyoungâs shape-shifting: she could be
anybody.â Daily Telegraph Â
THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY SELLING SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT
THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING 'A ground-breaking work of feminist
fiction.' Stylist Who is Kim Jiyoung? Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to
a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made
to share a room while her brother gets one of his own. Kim Jiyoung
is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung is
a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at
night. Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn't get put forward
for internships. Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets
overlooked for promotion. Kim Jiyoung is a wife who gives up her
career and independence for a life of domesticity. Kim Jiyoung has
started acting strangely. Kim Jiyoung is depressed. Kim Jiyoung is
mad. Kim Jiyoung is her own woman. Kim Jiyoung is every woman. Kim
Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the
end of the twentieth century and raises questions about endemic
misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all.
Riveting, original and uncompromising, this is the most important
book to have emerged from South Korea since Han Kang's The
Vegetarian. Praise for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 '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 '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.' TheGuardian '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 'Enthralling and enraging.' Sunday Express '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
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. But strange
symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other
women, dead and alive. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis,
her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist. 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.
But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails
her? "A social treatise as well as a work of art" (Alexandra Alter,
New York Times), Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 heralds the arrival of
international powerhouse Cho Nam-Joo.
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Saha - A Novel
Cho Nam-Joo; Translated by Jamie Chang
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R469
R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
Save R77 (16%)
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In a country called Town, a doctor named Su is found dead in an
abandoned car. There is only one place the police intend to look
for her suspected killer: the Saha Estates. Controlled by a
secretive organization of ministers, Town is the safest, richest
nation in the world. But it is a society clearly divided into the
haves and have-nots, and those who have the very leastâwho
arenât even considered citizensâlive on the Saha Estates.
Residents of Saha must squat in moldy units without plumbing or
electricity and can only find work doing harsh labor. For many, the
apartment complex is a bleak haven for escaping even bleaker
pastsâas it was for Jin-kyung and her brother, Do-Kyung, who
showed up one day sopping wet and shivering. No one is shocked when
a lowlife like Do-Kyung becomes the main suspect in Suâsâa
citizenâsâmurder. But then Do-Kyung disappears. Isolated in a
barren Saha unit, Jin-Kyung makes a choice: she will finally
confront a system hellbent on erasing her brotherâs existence. To
find him, she must rely on her tightlipped neighbors, from the
mysterious janitor known as âOld Man,â to Granny Konnim, the
community gardener and reluctant midwife, to Woomi, an unwitting
test subject at the local clinic. On her quest for the truth,
Jin-kyung will uncover a reality far darker than she could have
imagined. Written in Cho Nam-Jooâs signature sharp prose,
brilliantly translated by Jamie Chang, Saha is a chilling portrait
of what happens when we finally unmask our oppressors.
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Saha - A Novel (Hardcover)
Cho Nam-Joo; Translated by Jamie Chang
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R593
R493
Discovery Miles 4 930
Save R100 (17%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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In a country called Town, a doctor named Su is found dead in an
abandoned car. There is only one place the police intend to look
for her suspected killer: the Saha Estates. Controlled by a
secretive organization of ministers, Town is the safest, richest
nation in the world. But it is a society clearly divided into the
haves and have-nots, and those who have the very least-who aren't
even considered citizens-live on the Saha Estates. Residents of
Saha must squat in moldy units without plumbing or electricity and
can only find work doing harsh labor. For many, the apartment
complex is a bleak haven for escaping even bleaker pasts-as it was
for Jin-kyung and her brother, Do-Kyung, who showed up one day
sopping wet and shivering. No one is shocked when a lowlife like
Do-Kyung becomes the main suspect in Su's-a citizen's-murder. But
then Do-Kyung disappears. Isolated in a barren Saha unit, Jin-Kyung
makes a choice: she will finally confront a system hellbent on
erasing her brother's existence. To find him, she must rely on her
tightlipped neighbors, from the mysterious janitor known as "Old
Man," to Granny Konnim, the community gardener and reluctant
midwife, to Woomi, an unwitting test subject at the local clinic.
On her quest for the truth, Jin-kyung will uncover a reality far
darker than she could have imagined. Written in Cho Nam-Joo's
signature sharp prose, brilliantly translated by Jamie Chang, Saha
is a chilling portrait of what happens when we finally unmask our
oppressors.
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