Description
Across eight interconnected stories, this collection follows Korean women from childhood to old age—each life shaped by the pressures of family, public visibility, work, and the intimate violence that can hide behind everyday routines. With razor-sharp, masterful prose, the author turns moments of laughter, fear, and resilience into a nuanced portrait of how power operates: who gets heard, who is filmed, who is believed, and who is quietly erased. From discrimination and gaslighting to the complicated costs of fame and the slow negotiations of aging, the book traces a single reality through many different bodies and voices. Equal parts incisive and humane, it invites readers to recognize themselves and their world in the patterns—then to question what must change.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Aug 3, 2023
175 pages
ISBN: 9781398522923
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
Translation
From: kor
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories by Cho Nam-Joo.