Whale

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.Set 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.Brimming with surprises and wicked humour Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions by one of international literature’s the most original voices.