Beschreibung
A TOP TEN INDIE PUBLISHERS' FICTION BESTSELLER FOR 2014 AN INDEPENDENT¿ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK A WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK A BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 PICK This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild¿and to hatch an egg of her own. An anthem for individuality and motherhood, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly has captivated millions of readers in Korea. Now the novel is making its way around the world, where it has the potential to inspire generations of readers the way Jonathan Livingston Seagull or The Alchemist have. And with Nomoco¿s evocative illustrations throughout, this first English-language edition beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature.
| EAN: | 9781780745343 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 27.02.2014 |
| Autoren: | Hwang, Sun-Mi |
| Illustrator: | Nomoco |
| Übersetzung: | Kim, Chi-Young |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 134 |
| Abbildungen: | black & white illustrations |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / General |
| Keyword: | guest cat; sprout; inspirational; Jonathan Livingston Seagull; ambition; self-belief; determination; dog who dared to dream; the vegetarian; sweet bean paste; life changing magic; translated fiction; korean books; heartwarming; fable; Lonely Castle in the Mirror; Mizuki Tsujimura; Before We Say Goodbye; Tales from the Cafe; Toshikazu Kawaguchi; Before the Coffee Gets Cold; Michiko Aoyama; What You Are Looking for is in the Library; Satoshi Yagisawa; Days at the Morisaki Bookshop; international booker prize; bestselling; international bestseller; international fiction; book group; book club; book club read; summer reading; feelgood fiction; uplit; feelgood; uplifting; novels from asia |
| Fachschema: | Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Koreanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Tier / Tierbiografien, Tierporträts~Vogel / Bestimmungsbuch, Handbuch, Lexikon |
| Fachkategorie: | Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Belletristik in Übersetzung~Tierbiografien~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Adoleszenz |
| Länge: | 198 mm |
| Breite: | 131 mm |
| Höhe: | 15 mm |