Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982A New York Times Editors Choice Selection A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 has become a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender (Sarah Shin, Guardian). One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K pop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one womans psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial everywoman Kim Jiyoung spends

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment

the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets

His student diaries chronicle his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London

and the importance of forgiveness

and what we risk if we don't

bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change

but it's also an intimate domestic drama

they witness each other in motherhood

he says before the line cuts off

So much nothing that

leaving the modern-day characters face to face with possible ecological collapse

sheltered from the surrounding anarchy