0504 韩国史诗级教科书：我只是在描述普通女子的一生

May.04·2020The heroine of this Korean bestseller is extremely ordinary.That’s the point.Kim Jiyoung,the exceptionally average protagonist of Cho Nam-Joo's novel,is33,living on the outskirts of Seoul with her husband and infant daughter.She is exhausted by the monotony of cooking,cleaning and child-rearing,and vaguely resentful that she gave up her job at a marketing agency.There's nothing especially dramatic about her story,which is precisely Cho's point.Cho wrote"Kim Jiyoung"in2015.At the time, misogynistic trolls were becoming a greater presence online. Derogatory slang targeting housewives,like the term"mum-roach," was becoming more prevalent."I wanted to write about issues that women could not speak about before,because they were taken for granted,"Cho said last month during a Skype interview."I wanted to make this into a public debate."Her strategy worked.When"Kim Jiyoung,Born1982,"was published in Korea in2016,it was received as a cultural call to arms. Celebrated and criticized in almost equal measure,the novel ignited a nationwide conversation about gender inequality.K-pop stars likeSooyoung of Girls'Generation and RM of BTS praised it,delivering a major publicity boost.A politician with the left-wing Justice Party gave a copy to President Moon Jae-in with a note imploring him to look after women like Kim Jiyoung.Along with praise,the novel generated a backlash among men who opposed Cho's feminist message.A crowdfunding effort began to support a parody book titled"Kim Ji-hun Born in1990,"about a young Korean man who faces reverse discrimination for being male. Cho never expected it to drive such extreme reactions."My novel made people speak out,"she said."The novel became more complete thanks to the readers themselves."主编：毛西、阿树品控：毛西审核：LalaPhoto Credit:LGEPRPhoto Credit:Dispatch完成学习2020年5月04日韩国史诗级畅销书：“我只是在描述平凡女性的一生”今日导读“由衷期盼世上每一个女儿，都可以怀抱更远大、更无限的梦想。

”这是韩国畅销书《82年生的金智英》的引言。

韩国女作家赵南柱的这本小说出版后就引起社会轰动，受到不少明星强烈推荐，后被改编成电影，由孔刘、郑裕美主演，再次引发“金智英热”。

这本书到底有什么魅力，能够受到那么多人追捧？小说背后映射的，又是怎样的社会问题？今天，就让我们和毛西老师一起走进82年生的金智英的人生。

带着问题听讲解如何理解exceptionally average这个词组中的反差？《82年生的金智英》的女主人公平平无奇，作者用意何在？什么是parody？parody book又是怎样的书？正文The heroine of this Korean bestseller is extremely ordinary.That's the point.这本韩国畅销书的女主人公普通至极——这正是重点Kim Jiyoung,the exceptionally average protagonist of Cho Nam-Joo's novel,is33,living on the outskirts of Seoul with her husband and infant daughter.She is exhausted by the monotony of cooking,cleaning and child-rearing,and vaguely resentful that she gave up her job at a marketing agency.赵南柱小说中的主人公金智英今年33岁，极其普通，和丈夫与刚出生的女儿一起住在首尔郊区。

她每天做饭、打扫卫生、带孩子，为这样单调乏味的生活感到疲惫，也隐约对自己从公关代理公司辞职这个决定感到愤恨。

There's nothing especially dramatic about her story,which is precisely Cho's point.Cho wrote"Kim Jiyoung"in2015.At the time, misogynistic trolls were becoming a greater presence online. Derogatory slang targeting housewives,like the term"mum-roach," was becoming more prevalent.故事平平无奇，没什么戏剧性——这也正是作者赵南柱的目的。

赵南柱在2015年写下《82年生的金智英》。

当时，网络上的厌女喷子越来越多，针对家庭主妇的诋毁谩骂也愈发普遍，出现了诸如“妈虫”这样的诬蔑性字眼。

"I wanted to write about issues that women could not speak about before,because they were taken for granted,"Cho said last month during a Skype interview."I wanted to make this into a public debate."“我想写的是女性之前不敢讨论的问题，因为这些问题长久以来被视作理所应当，”赵南柱上月在Skype采访中说道，“我想让这些话题得到公开讨论。

”Her strategy worked.When"Kim Jiyoung,Born1982,"was published in Korea in2016,it was received as a cultural call to arms.Celebrated and criticized in almost equal measure,the novel ignited a nationwide conversation about gender inequality.K-pop stars like Sooyoung of Girls'Generation and RM of BTS praised it,delivering a major publicity boost.A politician with the left-wing Justice Party gave a copy to President Moon Jae-in with a note imploring him to look after women like Kim Jiyoung.她的策略奏效了。

2016年，《82年生的金智英》在韩国出版，立刻被奉为社会文化的战争号令。

对于这本小说的赞誉和批判几乎各占一半，激起了全国对于性别不平等的讨论。

少女时代的崔秀英和BTS的RM等韩星都对这本书赞赏有加，极大地推广了小说的知名度。

一位左派正义党的议员曾把一本《82年生的金智英》送给韩国总统文在寅，还附言请求总统多多关注像金智英这样的妇女。

Along with praise,the novel generated a backlash among men who opposed Cho's feminist message.A crowdfunding effort began to support a parody book titled"Kim Ji-hun Born in1990,"about a young Korean man who faces reverse discrimination for being male.广受赞誉的同时，小说却激起了许多男性的强烈反对，他们不认可赵南柱小说中的女性主义寓意，开始众筹支持写一部滑稽模仿作品——《90年生的金智勋》，讲述一位年轻韩国男性受到的反向性别歧视。