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Capitalists Must Starve : A Novel

Seolyeon Park

Anton Hur

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From the writer and translator duo of _A Magical Girl Retires_, a powerful historical novel about labour activism in Japanese-occupied Korea.

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.

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