Whale - International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist

A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce, and fantasy-a masterpiece of modern fiction perfect for fans of One Hundred Years of Solitude.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 Cheon 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 the most original voices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Myeong-Kwan Cheong, Chi-young Kim, Cheon Myeong-kwan
• Con la collaborazione di: Kim Chi-Young (Traduzione)
• Editore: Europa Editions
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.01.2023
• EAN: 9781787704336
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-433-6
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 210 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Satire, FICTION / World Literature / Korea, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Disabilities, FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural