{"product_id":"9781787704947","title":"Whale : SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023","description":"\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.   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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45469382738141,"sku":"9781787704947","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781787704947.jpg?v=1720169119","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781787704947","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}