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Whale: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE by Cheon Myeong-Kwan (Engl
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Steerforth Press
ISBN-10
1953861148
ISBN-13
9781953861146
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15057258026
Product Key Features
Original Language
Korean
Book Title
Whale : Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize
Number of Pages
372 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Magical Realism, Satire, Linguistics / General
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
7.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2022-031961
Reviews
"Told in an omniscient and playful narrative voice, smoothly translated by Chi-Young Kim, this is a distinctly Korean take on Great Expectations , a tale of aspiration and folly punctuated with artisanal bricks and dried fish . . . an affecting theme emerges about the sins of mothers, while philosophical notions broach the comic . . . and the profound . . . The novel succeeds thanks to its multi-sensual atmosphere of strangeness and a conflicted protagonist who simply refuses to accept the mundane." --Christian House, Financial Times "A novel that seduces." --JoongAng Ilbo "A peerless work devoted to telling a powerful story and lauded for expanding Korean literature into new dimensions." --The Hankyoreh "[ Whale] redefines what fiction can be." --The Kyunghyang Sinmun " Whale overflows with freshness. That's what makes it special." -- OhmyNews "There has never been a novel like this in Korean literature . . . A novel that's more like reading out loud than reading quietly to oneself; its structure is like that of a folktale. You can feel the oral tradition in the rhythm of the sentences." --Lee Dong-jin, "Told in an omniscient and playful narrative voice, smoothly translated by Chi-Young Kim, this is a distinctly Korean take on Great Expectations , a tale of aspiration and folly punctuated with artisanal bricks and dried fish . . . an affecting theme emerges about the sins of mothers, while philosophical notions broach the comic . . . and the profound . . . The novel succeeds thanks to its multi-sensual atmosphere of strangeness and a conflicted protagonist who simply refuses to accept the mundane." --Christian House, Financial Times "A novel that seduces." --JoongAng Ilbo "A peerless work devoted to telling a powerful story and lauded for expanding Korean literature into new dimensions." --The Hankyoreh "[ Whale] redefines what fiction can be." --The Kyunghyang Sinmun " Whale overflows with freshness. That's what makes it special." -- OhmyNews "There has never been a novel like this in Korean literature . . . A novel that's more like reading out loud than reading quietly to oneself; its structure is like that of a folktale. You can feel the oral tradition in the rhythm of the sentences." --Lee Dong-jin A spry, cunning work of invigorated tale-telling. Cheon Myeong-kwan harnesses the ferociously erratic flow of shared narratives, embracing their natural disposition toward salacious detail at every turn. Whale is a billowing, boundless novel. --Justin Walls, Bookshop.org, "This folklore-inspired novel follows three women across rural and coastal South Korea to tell a sweeping, Dickensian story of ambition, magic and folly." -- The New York Times "Cheon appears especially attuned to injustices which befall his female characters . . . The indelible poignancy of these women''s experiences owes itself to Cheon''s exquisite prose, skillfully translated by Chi-Young Kim . . . There''s a breathtaking amount of story here, replete with surrealist undercurrents and the colors, smells, and textures of everyday Korean life." --Ellie Eberlee, The Massachusetts Review "Told in an omniscient and playful narrative voice, smoothly translated by Chi-Young Kim, this is a distinctly Korean take on Great Expectations , a tale of aspiration and folly punctuated with artisanal bricks and dried fish . . . an affecting theme emerges about the sins of mothers, while philosophical notions broach the comic . . . and the profound . . . The novel succeeds thanks to its multi-sensual atmosphere of strangeness and a conflicted protagonist who simply refuses to accept the mundane." --Christian House, Financial Times "A novel that seduces." --JoongAng Ilbo "A peerless work devoted to telling a powerful story and lauded for expanding Korean literature into new dimensions." --The Hankyoreh "[ Whale] redefines what fiction can be." --The Kyunghyang Sinmun " Whale overflows with freshness. That''s what makes it special." -- OhmyNews "There has never been a novel like this in Korean literature . . . A novel that''s more like reading out loud than reading quietly to oneself; its structure is like that of a folktale. You can feel the oral tradition in the rhythm of the sentences." --Lee Dong-jin A spry, cunning work of invigorated tale-telling. Cheon Myeong-kwan harnesses the ferociously erratic flow of shared narratives, embracing their natural disposition toward salacious detail at every turn. Whale is a billowing, boundless novel. --Justin Walls, Bookshop.org "Whale gives new meaning to the generation-spanning epic. Cheon expertly inserts metafictional jousts into his stirring prose, sardonically toying with our need for narrative even as he explores his characters'' lives with heartfelt urgency. Wonderfully translated by Kim, Whale is an intricate work of art with unexpected riches." --YZ Chin, author of Edge Case "Whale is a rollercoaster adventure through Korean history and culture, a magical and grotesque epic . . . The plot twists and turns and hurtles along in a way that makes you pleasantly dizzy; the imagery and language in the book are also so rich, with the innocence and darkness of a fairy-tale combined with a playful sense of irony. The translator Chi-Young Kim has done an amazing job, the translation is so dynamic and full of life." --The International Booker Prize 2023 judges "Pitched in tone somewhere between Katherine Dunn''s Geek Love and Salman Rushdie''s Shame , Whale is both a surreal story of a haunted (literally and metaphorically) family and a bizarre look at one nation''s history. Blending betrayals worthy of film noir with harrowing stories of corruption and abuses of power, Whale shifts wildly in tone but is never less than compelling." --Tobias Carroll, Words Without Borders "A multi-generational story detailing the lives of three women--grandmother, mother, and daughter--from Korea''s lowest social class, demonstrating resilience, cleverness, and loyalty in the name of survival in a poor, rural, and heavily patriarchal society that has little but contempt for females . . . Imbued with a sense of the mythical and archetypal . . . the novel''s actors seem as fatally flawed as any lead character in a play by Aeschylus." --Tom Bowden, The Book Beat, "Told in an omniscient and playful narrative voice, smoothly translated by Chi-Young Kim, this is a distinctly Korean take on Great Expectations , a tale of aspiration and folly punctuated with artisanal bricks and dried fish . . . an affecting theme emerges about the sins of mothers, while philosophical notions broach the comic . . . and the profound . . . The novel succeeds thanks to its multi-sensual atmosphere of strangeness and a conflicted protagonist who simply refuses to accept the mundane." --Christian House, Financial Times "A novel that seduces." --JoongAng Ilbo "A peerless work devoted to telling a powerful story and lauded for expanding Korean literature into new dimensions." --The Hankyoreh "[ Whale] redefines what fiction can be." --The Kyunghyang Sinmun " Whale overflows with freshness. That's what makes it special." -- OhmyNews "There has never been a novel like this in Korean literature . . . A novel that's more like reading out loud than reading quietly to oneself; its structure is like that of a folktale. You can feel the oral tradition in the rhythm of the sentences." --Lee Dong-jin A spry, cunning work of invigorated tale-telling. Cheon Myeong-kwan harnesses the ferociously erratic flow of shared narratives, embracing their natural disposition toward salacious detail at every turn. Whale is a billowing, boundless novel. --Justin Walls, Bookshop.org "Whale gives new meaning to the generation-spanning epic. Cheon expertly inserts metafictional jousts into his stirring prose, sardonically toying with our need for narrative even as he explores his characters' lives with heartfelt urgency. Wonderfully translated by Kim, Whale is an intricate work of art with unexpected riches." --YZ Chin, author of Edge Case, "A novel that seduces." --JoongAng Ilbo "A peerless work devoted to telling a powerful story and lauded for expanding Korean literature into new dimensions." --The Hankyoreh "[ Whale] redefines what fiction can be." --The Kyunghyang Sinmun " Whale overflows with freshness. That's what makes it special." -- OhmyNews "There has never been a novel like this in Korean literature . . . A novel that's more like reading out loud than reading quietly to oneself; its structure is like that of a folktale. You can feel the oral tradition in the rhythm of the sentences." --Lee Dong-jin
Synopsis
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE ** A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce, and fantasy--a masterpiece of modern fiction perfect for fans of One Hundred Years of Solitude Whale is the English-language debut of a beloved and bestselling South Korean author, a born storyteller with a cinematic, darkly humorous, and thoroughly original perspective. 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 a few of the events that set Myeong-kwan Cheon's beautifully crafted, wild world in motion. Whale , set in a remote village in South Korea, follows the lives of many linked characters, including Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman 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 humor, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions by one of the most original voices in international literature.
LC Classification Number
PL994.19.M96K66513
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