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Whale / Cheong Myeong-Kwan ; translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim.
Van Pelt Library PL994.19.M96 K66513 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ch'ŏn, Myŏng-gwan, 1964- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Korae. English
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Villages--Korea (South)--Fiction.
- Villages.
- Community life--Korea (South)--Fiction.
- Community life.
- Korea (South)--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
- Korea (South).
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Korean fiction -- Translations into English.
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Satirical literature.
- Physical Description:
- 367 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Europa Editions, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The Whale, set in a remote Jeju village in the 1950s, follows the lives of three mythical characters: 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, The Whale is a rare, cinematic satire about modernity and myth."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Published in the US by Archipelago Books, 2022.
- Originally published in 2004.
- Translated from the Korean.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781787704336
- 1787704335
- OCLC:
- 1351695076
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