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by Park Seolyeon, translated from Korean by Anton Hur

Winner of Hankyoreh Literature Award 

Set against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Korea, Capitalists Must Starve follows a sharp-tongued, big-hearted heroine who dares to love, rebel, and carve out space for working-class women in a world determined to silence them. Echoing the unflinching narratives of Alias Grace and the sweeping historical vision of Pachinko, this feminist historical novel balances raw grit with unexpected tenderness and a defiant streak of dark humour.

A stirring portrait of resistance from below: fierce, funny, and full of fight.


Paperback
Publication: 21 Oct 2025, Tilted Axis Press
ISBN: 9781917126212
Extent: 224 pages 

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Capitalists Must Starve: A Novel by Seolyeon Park

    by Park Seolyeon, translated from Korean by Anton Hur Winner of Hankyoreh Literature Award  Set against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied... Read more

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      Description

      by Park Seolyeon, translated from Korean by Anton Hur

      Winner of Hankyoreh Literature Award 

      Set against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Korea, Capitalists Must Starve follows a sharp-tongued, big-hearted heroine who dares to love, rebel, and carve out space for working-class women in a world determined to silence them. Echoing the unflinching narratives of Alias Grace and the sweeping historical vision of Pachinko, this feminist historical novel balances raw grit with unexpected tenderness and a defiant streak of dark humour.

      A stirring portrait of resistance from below: fierce, funny, and full of fight.


      Paperback
      Publication: 21 Oct 2025, Tilted Axis Press
      ISBN: 9781917126212
      Extent: 224 pages 

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