{"product_id":"capitalists-must-starve-a-novel-paperback","title":"Capitalists Must Starve: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeolyeon Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the writer and translator duo of \u003ci\u003eA Magical Girl Retires\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful historical novel about labour activism in Japanese-occupied Korea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Korea, \u003ci\u003eCapitalists Must Starve\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e and the sweeping historical vision of \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e, this feminist historical novel balances raw grit with unexpected tenderness and a defiant streak of dark humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring portrait of resistance from below: fierce, funny, and full of fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1989, \u003cb\u003ePark Seolyeon\u003c\/b\u003e made her debut by winning the Silcheon Munhak New Writers Prize in 2015. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Magical Girl Retires\u003c\/i\u003e among other novels and short story collections. In 2018, she won the Hankyoreh Literature Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eCapitalists Must Starve\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been translated into Japanese, French, German, and English. She currently lives in Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Stockholm. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eToward Eternity \u003c\/i\u003eand has been nominated for the International Booker Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Dublin Literary Award for his various translations including \u003ci\u003eLove in the Big City\u003c\/i\u003e by Sang Young Park and \u003ci\u003eA Magical Girl Retires\u003c\/i\u003e by Park Seolyeon. He lives in Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987693076781,"sku":"9781917126212","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VulWu9nvM9781917126212.webp?v=1776183518","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/capitalists-must-starve-a-novel-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}