{"product_id":"another-person-paperback","title":"Another Person - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKang Hwagil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClare Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compulsively readable and razor-sharp campus novel about the impact of power and consent in a university setting \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of Cho Nam-joo, \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e by M. L. Rio \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiveting and uncompromising, \u003ci\u003eAnother Person\u003c\/i\u003e explores the long-lasting consequences of the sexism and misogyny fostered in universities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVacuum cleaner bitch\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jina sees this anonymous comment on a forum it forces her out of her stupor. It is posted on a website dissecting her public allegations of workplace sexual assault, the backlash to which forced her to quit her job. She has spent months glued to her laptop screen, junk-food packaging piling up around her, tracking the hate campaign that's raging against her online. This post stands out from the noise, for it could only have been made by someone who knew her as a student at university. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe comment stirs something deeply repressed. So Jina returns to Anjin University, and to the toxic culture that destroyed the lives of many female students including one, Ha Yuri, who died tragically and mysteriously not long before Jina left. Somewhere within Jina's memories is the truth about what happened to Yuri all those years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in alternating viewpoints, in sharp, intelligent and multi-layered prose, this powerful and necessary novel confronts issues of sexism and abuse on university campuses.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKang Hwagil\u003c\/b\u003e is one of South Korea's new group of 'young feminists'. Her writing has received numerous accolades, most recently the 2020 Munhakdongne Young Writers' Award for short story \u003ci\u003eEumbok\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published two short story collections, \u003ci\u003eA Decent Person \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and \u003ci\u003eWhite Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), as well as two novels, \u003ci\u003eAnother Person\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), which won the Hankyoreh Literary Award the same year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Daebul Hotel \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Richards\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and translator from Korean, with a key interest in feminist literary fiction. She is the recipient of grants and awards from the National Centre for Writing, Literature Translation Institute of Korea and \u003ci\u003eThe Korea Times\u003c\/i\u003e, amongst others. Her translation of Kang Hwagil's prize-winning short story \u003ci\u003eThe Lake\u003c\/i\u003e was published by The Massachusetts Review in 2022.\u003ci\u003e Another Person \u003c\/i\u003eis Clare's debut novel translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750647988512,"sku":"9781782279372","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24e13c1ae7244387f0c7a19ecfc910e0.webp?v=1779955627","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/another-person-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}