Capitalists Must Starve: A Novel

By Seolyeon Park

From the writer and translator duo of A Magical Girl Retires, a powerful historical novel about labour activism in Japanese-occupied Korea.

Set against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Korea, Capitalists Must Starve follows a sharp-tongued, big-hearted heroine who dares to love, rebel, and carve out space for working-class women in a world determined to silence them. Echoing the unflinching narratives of Alias Grace and the sweeping historical vision of Pachinko, this feminist historical novel balances raw grit with unexpected tenderness and a defiant streak of dark humour.

A stirring portrait of resistance from below: fierce, funny, and full of fight.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1917126212
• ISBN13: 9781917126212
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"