Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
von Cho Nam-Joo
Longlisted • National Book Award (Translated Literature)A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and Editors' Choice SelectionBest Books of 2020 ― NPR, TIME Magazine, Chicago Public LibraryVulture • Best Books of the Year (So Far) A fierce international bestseller that launched Korea’s new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny.Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old “millennial everywoman,” she has recently left her white-collar desk job―in order to care for her newborn daughter full-time―as so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other women―alive and even dead, both known and unknown to her. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her discomfited husband sends her to a male psychiatrist.In a chilling, eerily truncated third-person voice, Jiyoung’s entire life is recounted to the psychiatrist―a narrative infused with disparate elements of frustration, perseverance, and submission. Born in 1982 and given the most common name for Korean baby girls, Jiyoung quickly becomes the unfavored sister to her princeling little brother. Always, her behavior is policed by the male figures around her―from the elementary school teachers who enforce strict uniforms for girls, to the coworkers who install a hidden camera in the women’s restroom and post their photos online. In her father’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s fault that men harass her late at night; in her husband’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s duty to forsake her career to take care of him and their child―to put them first.Jiyoung’s painfully common life is juxtaposed against a backdrop of an advancing Korea, as it abandons “family planning” birth control policies and passes new legislation against gender discrimination. But can her doctor flawlessly, completely cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?Rendered in minimalist yet lacerating prose, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 sits at the center of our global #MeToo movement and announces the arrival of writer of international significance.
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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
von Cho Nam-Joo
Longlisted • National Book Award (Translated Literature)A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and Editors' Choice SelectionBest Books of 2020 ― NPR, TIME Magazine, Chicago Public LibraryVulture • Best Books of the Year (So Far) A fierce international bestseller that launched Korea’s new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny.Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old “millennial everywoman,” she has recently left her white-collar desk job―in order to care for her newborn daughter full-time―as so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other women―alive and even dead, both known and unknown to her. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her discomfited husband sends her to a male psychiatrist.In a chilling, eerily truncated third-person voice, Jiyoung’s entire life is recounted to the psychiatrist―a narrative infused with disparate elements of frustration, perseverance, and submission. Born in 1982 and given the most common name for Korean baby girls, Jiyoung quickly becomes the unfavored sister to her princeling little brother. Always, her behavior is policed by the male figures around her―from the elementary school teachers who enforce strict uniforms for girls, to the coworkers who install a hidden camera in the women’s restroom and post their photos online. In her father’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s fault that men harass her late at night; in her husband’s eyes, it is Jiyoung’s duty to forsake her career to take care of him and their child―to put them first.Jiyoung’s painfully common life is juxtaposed against a backdrop of an advancing Korea, as it abandons “family planning” birth control policies and passes new legislation against gender discrimination. But can her doctor flawlessly, completely cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?Rendered in minimalist yet lacerating prose, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 sits at the center of our global #MeToo movement and announces the arrival of writer of international significance.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(13)
Rezension von selina 🍉this book made me sad and angry and left me devastated. I wanted to scream into the pages and tell Jiyoung to speak up. I hate that women still have to fight for the very same rights.
Rezension von Nurasehr einfach zu lesen und gut um einen aus einer Lese-Blockade wieder rauszuholen. Ein Must-Read für jede Frau ab 20. Betont die Probleme, die das Frau-Sein im Alltag und in der Arbeitswelt mit sich trägt. Zeigt, dass auch wenn Männer denken sie würden es verstehen, frauenfeindliches Verhalten reproduzieren.
Rezension von Chiara„The world had changed a great deal, but the little rules, contracts and customs had not, which meant the world hadn’t actually changed at all, (…) Do laws and institutions change values, or do values drive laws and institutions?” Ein unglaublich starker Roman, der die weibliche Erfahrung in unserer Gesellschaft einfach auf den Punkt bringt. Wie der Klappentext schon sagt: „Kim Jiyoung is every woman“. Ich muss sagen, dass ich bei dem Roman sprachlos bin. Es gibt wirklich nichts hinzuzufügen und obwohl man als Frau leider jede Situation, die in diesem Roman beschrieben wird, sehr gut kennt, haut es einen doch um, wenn man alles so komprimiert liest. Es macht einen echt wahnsinnig traurig und wütend. Besonders hervorzuheben möchte ich das Ende, hier wird einfach deutlich, dass der moderne Feminismus, trotz aller seiner Bemühen im Teufelskreis steckt, und einfach ohne eine strukturelle Änderung der Gesellschaft nicht erfolgreich sein kann. Ich finde den Charakter Kim Jiyoung sehr eindrucksvoll. Besonders wenn sie in dem innerlichen Konflikt steht ,zwischen dem eigenen Schutz und dem Kämpfen für Frauen, die nach ihr kommen, welcher sehr oft vorkommt. Ich denke diesen Gedanken kennen viele Frauen nur zu gut. 4/5 Sterne, da ich mehr einen Roman erwartet habe, als ein Sachbuch, da es zwar die Lebensgeschichte von Jiyoung beschreibt, es jedoch wenig Handlung gibt. Dieser Roman ist jedoch ein unglaublich wichtiges Werk für den Feminismus und kann (sollte) von jedem und jeder gelesen werden.
Rezension von LorenaKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 behandelt ein super wichtiges Thema ~ Sexismus im Alltag. Trotzdem konnte mich das Buch nicht so richtig packen :/ Der Schreibstil wirkt auf mich eher langweilig und wenig spannend. Es hat mich leider nicht so erreicht wie viele andere Bücher und ein paar Monate später hatte ich fast alles schon wieder vergessen
Rezension von Lea4.5