LITERARY FICTION / CONTEMPORARY FICTION

On the Balance Beam

Cho Nam-Joo

Translated by Jamie Chang

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Once, Ko Mani dreamt of becoming a gymnast. Life had other plans. Today she has an office job and still lives with her parents, in the same house in the same poor corner of Seoul where she grew up.

When she unexpectedly loses her job, her old ambitions resurface. At the same time, property developers begin to circle the neighbourhood, and her mother senses a chance for the family to finally slip the grip of poverty.

From the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, On the Balance Beam is the story of an ordinary Korean family – its moments of pain, frustration, resilience and love – and of the fine line we all walk between dreams and reality.

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