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English(English) Book

Whale

About the Books

Whale
Author
Cheon Myeong-kwan
Co-Author
-
Translator
Jae Won Chung
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Pr
Published Year
2016
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
고래
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Gorae
ISBN
9781628971538
Page
420
Volume
-

About the Author

Cheon Myeong-kwan
About the Original Work
[염가한정판매] 고래
  • 고래
  • Author : Cheon Myeong-kwan
  • Published Year : 2004
  • English Title : Whale
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  • English(English)

While "Whale" begins with Chunhee, a mysterious young brickmaker of imposing physicality who cannot speak, introduced a the Queen of Red Bricks, it quickly situates her story within a longer multi-generational saga composed of three parts. While we learn of Chunhee s tragic path to her becoming someone who makes bricks of the highest quality, the novel retraces the familial circumstances that shaped her. While poignant yet brutal, "Whale" is also a satire of how we the general public, mass media, even artists and writers tend to romanticize voiceless figures of history."

Source : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29382499-whale

E-books & Audiobooks2

  • Whale
    English(English) E-books
    Whale
    Cheon Myungkwan / 천명관 / 2023 / -
  • Der Wal
    German(Deutsch) E-books
    Der Wal
    Cheon Myeong-kwan / 천명관 / 2024 / -
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