121 Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan — Gossip and the Grotesque

Book Club with Julia and Victoria

English - December 14, 2023 03:34 - 59.3 MB - ★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Julia and Victoria grapple with the grotesque narrative choices in Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-young Kim. Julia incorrectly uses the word “epigraph” when she means “epitaph” approximately 25 times.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan

Bonus: Weird Short Fiction with Evan James Sheldon

Minari (film)

Pachinko (TV series)

Modern Family by Cheon Myeong-kwan

The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez