{"product_id":"9781787704947","title":"Whale : SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Myeong-kwan, Cheon \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 29\/02\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781787704947,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42891368890412,"sku":"9781787704947","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781787704947.jpg?v=1711043561","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781787704947","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}