Whale

Name: Whale
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781787704947
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By Cheon Myeong-kwan

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A DISTINCTLY KOREAN TAKE ON GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Financial Times A woman sells her daughter to a passing beekeeper for two jars of honey. A baby weighing fifteen pounds is born in the depths of winter but named "Girl of Spring". A storm brings down the roof... Read More

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Whale

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Whale

A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce and fantasy.

Description

A DISTINCTLY KOREAN TAKE ON GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Financial Times

A woman sells her daughter to a passing beekeeper for two jars of honey. A baby weighing fifteen pounds is born in the depths of winter but named "Girl of Spring". A storm brings down the roof of a ramshackle restaurant to reveal a hidden fortune. These are just some of the events that set Myeong-Kwan's beautifully crafted, wild world in motion.

Set in a remote village in South Korea, Whale follows the lives of its linked characters: Geumbok, who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle.

Brimming with surprises and wicked humour, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions, by one of international literature's most original voices.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787704947

Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Contributors:

Translated by Chi-Young Kim

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 368

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Cheon Myeong-kwan Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Cheon Myeong-kwan is a South Korean novelist and screenwriter. Upon publication of his first story, “Frank and I” (2003), he received the prestigious Munhakdongne New Writer Award. His debut novel, Whale, was published the following year, won the 10th Munhakdongne Novel Award and became one of the most loved novels in South Korea, where it is regarded as a modern classic. His work has been translated into eight languages. Chi-Young Kim is a literary translator and editor. A recipient of the Man Asian Literary Prize for her work on Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, she has translated over a dozen books, including works by Ae-ran Kim, You-jeong Jeong, and Young-ha Kim, among others.