{"product_id":"employee-no-9-kim-hye-jin-paperback","title":"Employee No. 9 -- Kim Hye-Jin, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith shades of Park Chan-wook's \u003ci\u003eNo Other Choice\u003c\/i\u003e and Choi Jin-young's \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmployee No. 9\u003c\/i\u003e runs a psychological gauntlet of money, power, duty, and the daily struggle for survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 9 is in trouble. His son's college tuition is coming due, his wife needs surgery after taking double shifts at a grocery store, the apartment building they bought as a nest egg is falling apart, and the company he helped build is trying to force him into early retirement. When he refuses, the mid-level IT man is demoted to sales and given increasingly impossible tasks. As his salary dwindles and the humiliations mount, No. 9 must decide where his loyalties lie. If he fights back, how far will the company go to stop him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her urgent and timely novel, award-winning Korean author Kim Hye-jin questions how long we can endure a corrupt system. In a rigged game, is there an alternative to playing out your hand?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Hye-Jin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632064271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026","brand":"Kim Hye-Jin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68298463969508,"sku":"9781632064271","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781632064271.jpg?v=1794643325","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/employee-no-9-kim-hye-jin-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}