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Myeong-kwan Cheon

Born

in Korea, Republic of

January 01, 1964

Genre

Fiction

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Cheon Myeong-kwan is a South Korean novelist, screenwriter and director whose work has been translated into eight languages.

Upon publication of the author’s first story, Frank and I (2003), he received the prestigious Munhakdongne New Writer Award. Cheon’s debut novel, Whale, was published the following year. It won the 10th Munhakdongne Novel Award and has become one of the most loved novels in South Korea, where it is regarded as a modern classic.

Associated Names:
* Cheon Myeong-Kwan
* 천명관 (Korean Profile)

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Average rating: 3.92 · 4,435 ratings · 816 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Whale by Myeong-kwan Cheon, Jae Won Chung (Translation) 3.93 avg rating — 4,317 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Family (Korean Voices, 19) by Myeong-kwan Cheon, Kyoung-lee Park (Translation) 3.60 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homecoming (K-Fiction 008) by Myeong-kwan Cheon, Jeon Miseli (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	나의 삼촌 브루스 리 1 by Myeong-kwan Cheon, 천명관 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	나의 삼촌 브루스 리 2 by Myeong-kwan Cheon, 천명관 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	유쾌한 하녀 마리사 by Myeong-kwan Cheon, 천명관 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	칠면조와 달리는 육체노동자 by Myeong-kwan Cheon, 천명관 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlisted Set: Time Shelter, Standing heavy, Whale & Still Born by Georgi Gospodinov, Gauz, Myeong-kwan Cheon 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eine Bumerangfamilie by Myeong-kwan Cheon, Matthias Augustin (Translator), Kyunghee Park (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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나의 삼촌 브루스 리 (2 books)
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Myeong-kwan Cheon,

천명관

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“Life is sweeping away the dust that keeps piling up”
― Cheon Myeong-Kwan, Whale

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“Maybe this whole story is a single tale of revenge—who really knows? Did the old crone succeed in getting her revenge? Nobody can answer that; those who remember her curse are no longer of this world. Her story begins long, long ago, when the train first came to Pyeongdae.”
― Cheon Myeong-Kwan, Whale

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“Love was love only when it burned hot like fire, and hate was hate only when it was frostier than a sheet of ice.”
― Cheon Myeong-Kwan, Whale

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When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

4 votes, 50.0%

God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu

3 votes, 37.5%

Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan

1 vote, 12.5%

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