The Mundaneness of Oppression: Translation, Silence, and Reception in Kim Ji-young, Born 1982.

With the enduring difficulty in translating narratives of suffering, it is rare for a novel focusing on gendered trauma to achieve the same level of success as Nam Joo Cho’s Kim Ji-young, Born 1982, the second book from South Korea, which became a million-seller in 2016. The novel employs a sparse...

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Published in:	Intersections: Gender & Sexuality in Asia & the Pacific no. 53; pp. 121 - 139
Main Author:	Thakur, Ashita
Format:	Article
Published:	Intersections May2026
Subjects:	Translating & interpreting Gender-based violence Discourse Irony Translators Fiction Narration Engaged reading South Korea
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