On the Balance Beam: The new novel from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

by Cho Nam-Joo

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Published November 5, 2026

About the author

Associated Names:
* 조남주 (Korean)
* Cho Nam-Joo (English)
* 趙南柱 (Chinese)
* โชนัมจู (Thai)
* チョ・ナムジュ (Japanese)

Cho Nam-joo is a former television scriptwriter. In the writing of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 she drew partly on her own experience as a woman who quit her job to stay at home after giving birth to a child.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is her third novel. It has had a profound impact on gender inequality and discrimination in Korean society, and has been translated into 18 languages.

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[Heather Johnston · Rating 2 out of 5]

I fear only Kim ji-young was a hit for me