New Full-Length Novel "J" by Author of "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982"

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A new full-length novel by Cho Nam-joo, the author of the novel "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982," which was also made into a film, has been published.

Reporter Lee Joo-hyoung introduces this and other newly released books.

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[J / Written by Cho Nam-joo / Published by Munhakdongne]

"J" is a new full-length novel by Cho Nam-joo, the author of "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982."

Through the twists and turns and dramatic life journey of J—a woman who was born and raised in a rundown hillside neighborhood in Seoul and finally enters a ultra-high-rise apartment with a Han River view close to the moon—the book vividly and embarrassingly portrays the class map and social customs of modern-day Korean society.

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[Over-Immersed Society / Written by Gita Jakobb, Translated by Chang Hye-kyung / Published by RHK]

Living in a society under pressure to name every emotion and find its cause—such as trauma, PTSD, emotional wounds, and so-called emotional scars—and a society overly sensitive to feelings, the author calls this kind of environment an "over-immersed society."

The perspective suggests that digging deeper into anxiety, worry, and stress and falling further into a quagmire of negative emotions may be a reflection of modern societal perfectionism.

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[Climate Big History / Written by Michael E. Mann, Translated by Park Kyung-mi / Published by Yeohae-wa-Hamkke]

"Climate Big History" is a book containing the history of the climate that has swirled from the birth of the Earth 4.5 billion years ago to the present day.

Based on scientific facts, it shows that humanity is accelerating naturally occurring climate variability through massive carbon emissions, while also noting by tracing paleoclimate records that the Earth's climate possesses a certain degree of resilience.

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[Economics of Forbidden Transactions / Written by Alvin Roth, Translated by Lee Kyung-sik, Reviewed by Choi Jung-kyu / Published by Saenggakuihim]

"Economics of Forbidden Transactions" by Stanford University Professor Alvin Roth, who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on market design, examines transactions that are banned not only in markets but also morally, such as prostitution, surrogate motherhood, organ transplantation, and drugs.

It raises the provocative question of whether banning transactions simply because they evoke revulsion is justified, and proposes examining the consequences that decisions to ban transactions bring to society.

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[Superprosperity / Written by Lee Kwan-hoo / Published by Maeil Business Newspaper]

"Superprosperity" is a book that analyzes the AI strategies of about 60 countries based on the latest national competitiveness theories.

Amid a global AI arms race, it analyzes the conditions and strategies regarding who will claim the position of the world's third-largest AI powerhouse following the United States and China.

(Video Editing: Jung Yong-hwa, VJ: Oh Se-kwan)
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