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Whale

內容簡介

內容簡介 「近年來，東亞已經取代拉丁美洲，成為魔幻現實主義的指引……千明官(Cheon Myeong-kwan)的《鯨魚》講述財閥、鬼魂和影迷的故事，最初於2003年在韓國出版，如今英文版由金志榮(Chi-Young Kim)翻譯，正好搭上這股浪潮……故事以全知且富有趣味的語調敘述，金志榮的譯筆流暢。本書故事堪稱獨特韓版《遠大前程》，講述充滿抱負與愚行的傳奇，穿插手工磚和魚乾。」——《金融時報》故事發生在韓國一個偏遠的村莊，《鯨魚》串起一群彼此聯繫的人物：金福(Geumbok)，自從第一次看到海中鯨魚的波峰後，就一直追尋著無法形容的刺激；她的啞女兒春慧(Chunhui)能與大象溝通；還有一位用口哨控制蜜蜂的獨眼女性……《鯨魚》充滿驚喜和惡搞幽默，是一部規模宏大的冒險諷刺作品。"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.

各界推薦

各界推薦 "In recent years East Asia has usurped Latin America as the lodestar of magic realism… Cheon Myeong-kwan’s Whale, a novel of tycoons, ghosts and cinephiles that was first published in South Korea in 2003 and has now been translated into English by Chi-Young Kim, rides the crest of this wave… Told in an omniscient and playful narrative voice, smoothly translated by Chi-Young, this is a distinctly Korean take on Great Expectations, a tale of aspiration and folly punctuated with artisanal bricks and dried fish." ― Financial Times

作者介紹

作者介紹 Cheon Myeong-KwanCheon Myeong-kwan(Author) is a South Korean novelist and screenwriter. Upon publication of his first story, “Frank and I” (2003), he received the prestigious Munhakdongne New Writer Award. His debut novel, Whale, was published the following year, won the 10th Munhakdongne Novel Award and became one of the most loved novels in South Korea, where it is regarded as a modern classic. His work has been translated into eight languages.Chi-Young KimChi-Young Kim(Translator) is a literary translator and editor. A recipient of the Man Asian Literary Prize for her work on Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, she has translated over a dozen books, including works by Ae-ran Kim, You-jeong Jeong, and Young-ha Kim, among others.

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最佳賣點 : 入圍2023國際布克獎 • 韓版狄更斯《遠大前程》
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023

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