{"product_id":"9781787704947","title":"Whale","description":"\"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.","brand":"Cheon Myeong-kwan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48612879696190,"sku":"9781787704947","price":339.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781787704947_df11e0db-f0c8-4df8-a8df-9723927e5f10.jpg?v=1715096324","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781787704947","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}