Saha: The new novel from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

'[A]n affecting portrait of people doing their best to survive in a world that would rather pretend they didn’t exist.' New York Times

In a country called ‘Town’, Su is found dead in an abandoned car. The suspected killer is presumed to come from the Saha Estates.

Town is a privatised country, controlled by a secretive organisation known as the Seven Premiers. It is a society clearly divided into the haves and have-nots and those who have the very least live on the Saha Estates. Among their number is Jin-Kyung, a young woman whose brother, Dok-yung, was in a relationship with Su and quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. When Dok-yung disappears, Jin Ky-ung is determined to get to the bottom of things. On her quest to find the truth, though, she will uncover a reality far darker and crimes far greater than she could ever have imagined.

At once a dystopian mystery and devastating critique of how we live now, Saha lifts the lid on corruption, exploitation and government oppression, while, with deep humanity and compassion, showing us the lives of those who, through no fault of their own, suffer at the hand of brutal forces far beyond their control.

About the Author

Cho Nam-joo is a former television scriptwriter. In the writing of this book 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.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ SIMON & SCHUSTER (17 August 2023)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1398510025

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1398510029

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 kg 50 g

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 1.45 x 19.8 cm