{"product_id":"employee-no-9-kim-hye-jin-9781632064271","title":"Employee No. 9","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, responsibility, 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 broken 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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632064278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632064271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kim Hye-Jin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520210940159,"sku":"9781632064271","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a2ec5bf-e979-4e75-807f-3f5201f5686f.jpg?v=1778741399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/employee-no-9-kim-hye-jin-9781632064271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}