Counterattacks at Thirty (Nomad Edition)

"Shows that in a world full of things that cannot be changed, the one thing you could change might be yourself." — Anton Hur, author of Towards Eternity “This tale of self-empowerment through revenge holds the reader’s attention.....[F]or fans of Parasite and Squid Game.” — Publishers Weekly

"Shows that in a world full of things that cannot be changed, the one thing you could change might be yourself." — Anton Hur, author of Towards Eternity “This tale of self-empowerment through revenge holds the reader’s attention.....[F]or fans of Parasite and Squid Game.” — Publishers Weekly

Sohn Won-pyung is a film director, screenwriter, and novelist living in South Korea. She earned a BA in social studies and philosophy at Sogang University and film directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. She has won several prizes, including the Film Review Award of the 6th Cine21, and the Science Fantasy Writers’ Award for her movie script. She also wrote and directed a number of short films and made her feature film directorial debut with Intruder. She made her literary debut in 2016 with Almond, her first full-length novel, which won the Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction. Released the following year, Counterattacks at Thirty received the Jeju 4.3 Peace Literary Prize and the 2022 Japanese Booksellers' Award.