LONDON -- Two decades after its original publication, award-winning South Korean writer Cheon Myeong-kwan's debut novel "Whale" was shortlisted for this year's International Booker Prize, given annually for a work of fiction translated into English and published in the U.K. and Ireland.
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Korean novel earns Western acclaim, decades on
Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' resurfaces in top literary competition
The English-language version of South Korean writer Cheon Myeong-kwan's debut novel, "Whale," has received a massive boost since its shortlisting for this year's International Booker Prize. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by the Booker Prize Foundation)
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