Korean book published almost 20 years ago in Booker Prize shortlist


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Cheon Myeong-kwan's first full-length novel 'Whale' was originally published in Korean in 2004. Photo: The Booker Prizes

South Korean novelist Cheon Myeong-kwan's Whale has been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, one of the three most prestigious literary awards in the world.

The British prize was established in 2005 to honour an author and translator equally for a single work of fiction translated into English.

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