About

From the gender pressures and injustices rife in 1920s Korea, to those that persist in modern day Korean society, Ann Y. K. Choi and Cho Nam-Joo offer up stories with deeply human portrayals of female resilience. Choi’s sweeping journey through historical Korea, All Things Under the Moon, follows one seemingly ordinary, uneducated young woman living under Japanese occupation, who takes control of her own destiny and rises to become an advocate for women’s literacy. In her razor-sharp collection of eight stories, Miss Kim Knows, Nam-Joo dissects the modern challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age, the world over. Choi and Nam Joo will discuss storytelling as a way to unearth silenced histories, honor resilience, and imagine new futures.

Moderated by Jinwoo Park

All Things Under the Moon

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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

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Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories

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Ann Y. K. Choi

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Cho Nam-Joo

Cho Nam-Joo is a former television scriptwriter who subverted the landscape of feminist discourse in Korea with her international bestseller, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, which sold in twenty-five countries and was longlisted for the National Book Award. She graduated from the Department of Sociology of Ewha Womans University and is the author of the dystopian thriller Saha.

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Dates & Times

Sun, Nov 2

3:30pm

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4:30pm

A book signing will follow this event

Tickets

Festival Pass

Regular $159 + HST
Student & Youth $79 + HST

Weekend Pass

Regular $59 + HST
Student & Youth $39 + HST

Weekend Day Pass

Regular $39 + HST
Student & Youth $29 + HST

EXPLORE PASSES

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Venue

Alumni Hall, Victoria College
91 Charles St W, Toronto, ON