Whale SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

** 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 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.

Product details

• Authors: Cheon Myeong-kwan, Chi-Young Kim
• Assisted by: Chi-Young Kim (Translation)
• Publisher: Steerforth press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 02.05.2023
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire
• EAN: 9781953861146
• ISBN: 978-1-953861-14-6
• Pages: 372
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 19.1 x 2.7 cm
• Subjects: Drama, Humor, Satire, Comedy, Mystery, classic, aging, Modern, French, Culture, death, Translation, War, Noir, Short Stories, Fiction, family, Novella, 20th Century, Crime, Identity, Philosophy, Psychology, 21st Century, german, Surrealism, School, Race, Soviet, Magical Realism, Russian, Literary fiction, Existentialism, Novels, funny books, fiction books, books fiction, funny gifts, humor books, humorous books, magical realism books, magical realism fiction, satire fiction, magical realism novels, magical realism novel, whale book