{"product_id":"9781787704947","title":"Whale : SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Myeong-kwan, Cheon \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 February 2024 by Europa Editions (UK) Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 26 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A DISTINCTLY KOREAN TAKE ON GREAT EXPECTATIONS.' Financial TimesA 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 Myeong-Kwan's beautifully crafted, wild world in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with surprises and wicked humour, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions, by one of international literature’s the most original voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124388778243,"sku":"9781787704947","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781787704947.jpg?v=1731330441","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781787704947","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}