About the Book: Counterattacks at Thirty
Ji-hye is an ordinary woman who has never been extraordinary in her thirty years
of life. Even her name Ji-hye is one of the most ordinary in Korea. And just
like every ordinary person, she’s not one to make waves by pointing out the
absurdities of Korean bureaucracy or the small acts of injustice around her. Ji
hye puts up with her superiors at the Academy where she works who, in big and
small ways, create a semi-hostile work environment in the office. She has become
the master of tedious tasks, from lining up chairs and distributing lecture
materials to