{"product_id":"employee-no-9","title":"Employee No. 9","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKim Hye-jin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eTranslated by: Jamie Chang\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \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","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":60491195285790,"sku":"9781632064271","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9781632064271.jpg?v=1792781284","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/employee-no-9","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}