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2	''Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982'' is a novel by Cho Nam-joo and published in 2016. The novel centers around the life of the titular Kim Ji-young, who is born in 1982 and experiences sexism and misogyny as she grows up, and becomes a housewife. She started being possessed by other women who were in her life, and her husband sends her to a psychiatrist, who listens to the story of her life.
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4	This book was adapted into a film starring Jung Yu-mi and Creator/GongYoo in 2019. It was also longlisted for the US National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2020.
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7	!! ''Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982'' contains examples of:
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9	* FamilialBodysnatcher: Jiyoung is possessed by her mother at the start of the book.
10	* FamilyVersusCareer: Appears frequently, since the book's main theme is sexism.
11	** Jiyoung's mother wanted to be a teacher, but she had to quit school to go work at a factory to support her brothers' schooling.
12	** Invoked by Jiyoung's mother when she persuades Jiyoung's sister to go to university to become an elementary school teacher. Jiyoung's mother says that being a teacher is a good career for women because it is easy to care for a child while working as a teacher.
13	** Jiyoung quits her job when she has her child, as she can not find someone who can look after her child.
14	** Jiyoung's psychiatrist says that his wife gave up on becoming a professor, and eventually quit working altogether to care for her child. She seems bored, as she started studying elementary school-level math as a hobby.
15	** The counselor at Jiyoung's psychiatrist's office quits her job as she became pregnant.
16	* FootnoteFever: The book has a ''lot'' of footnotes, relating to statistics, news articles, and other sources for its descriptions of the social context of Jiyoung's life.
17	* FramingDevice: The story is in the form of notes written by Jiyoung's psychiatrist.
18	* {{Housewife}}: Jiyoung eventually becomes a housewife in keeping with the gender roles she was exposed to.
19	* {{Hypocrite}}: At the book's ending, Jiyoung's psychiatrist thinks that his wife and Jiyoung could do something fulfilling. Right after that, he says that he will not hire married female employees.
20	* LovingBully: Invoked. When Jiyoung is in elementary school, the boy who sits next to her bullies her. Her teacher tells her it is because he likes her.
21	* ParentalFavoritism: Jiyoung's parents and relatives prefer her little brother over Jiyoung and her sister, because he is a son.
22	* StayInTheKitchen: Appears frequently, as the book is about sexism.
23	** When Jiyoung was in a hiking club in college, the female members were not allowed to become club president.
24	** The professors at Jiyoung's colleges would not recommend female students to employers.
25	** Jiyoung's boss does not think the female employees will stay at the company in the long run, as he thought they should quit their jobs once they have children.
26	* WantedASonInstead: Jiyoung's mother aborts Jiyoung's little sister because of her gender.
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