Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan

Whale

Cheon Myeong-kwan with Chi-Young Kim (Translator)

368 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
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A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce and fantasy.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 bring...

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