Whale
2004
First Published
3.95
Average Rating
419
Number of Pages
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."
Avg Rating
3.95
Number of Ratings
3,751
5 STARS
33%
4 STARS
40%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Cheon Myeong-Kwan
Author · 3 books
Cheon Myeong-kwan is a South Korean novelist, screenwriter and director whose work has been translated into eight languages. Upon publication of the author’s first story, Frank and I (2003), he received the prestigious Munhakdongne New Writer Award. Cheon’s debut novel, Whale, was published the following year. It won the 10th Munhakdongne Novel Award and has become one of the most loved novels in South Korea, where it is regarded as a modern classic. Associated Names: * Cheon Myeong-Kwan * 천명관 (Korean Profile)
