Whale.

"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 elepha...

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מחבר ראשי: Cheon Myeong-kwan (Author)
מחברים אחרים: Kim, Chi-Young (Translator)
פורמט: ספר
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: Brooklyn, NY : Archipelago Books, 2023.
מהדורה:First Archipelago Books edition.
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סיכום:"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 by one of the most original voices in South Korea"
תיאור פיזי:364 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:9781953861146