International Booker Prize 2023 - shortlist
The shortlist for this year's International Booker Prize has been announced and we're happy to see Cheon Myeong-kwan among the finalists with his novel Whale!
An adventure-satire of epic proportions, which sheds new light on the changes Korea experienced in its rapid transition from pre-modern to post-modern society.
Set in a remote village in South Korea, Whale follows the lives of three linked characters: Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman 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.
Italian rights have been sold to Edizioni E/O.
The winner will be announced May 23.
