🇬🇧 "An anthem for freedom, individuality and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers.” . Would you look at this gorgeous cover! And who wouldn’t read this after reading that blurb? A long time bestseller in South Korea, this little book was adapted into a film, a play, a musical and has been translated into many languages. I’m really excited for this one. Have you read it? . 🇹🇷 "Özgürlüğü, bireyselliği, analığı temel alarak çiftliğin geleneklerle sarılı dünyasına başkaldıran, yürekli ve ilham sahibi bir dişi kahramanın hikayesini anlatan Uçabileceğini Hayal Eden Tavuk, aynı zamanda evrensel yankının romanıdır ve milyonlarca okura ulaşmıştır.” . Şu kapağın güzelliğine bakar mısınız! Ayrıca böylesi bir tanıtım yazısına sahip bir kitabı kim okumak istemez? Uzun yıllar çoksatanlarda kalan bu minik kitap bir filme, müzikale ve oyuna adapte edilmiş ve aynı zamanda onlarca dile çevrilmiş. Okumak için gerçekten sabırsızlandıklarımdan. Siz okudunuz mu? . . . . . . . . #uçabileceğinihayaledentavuk #thehenwhodreamedshecouldfly #sunmihwang #koreanliterature #koreedebiyatı #readaroundtheworld #readtheworld #bookcover #readdiversebooks #diversebooks #readdiversely #booklife #reader #kitap #okuyorum #okumahalleri #kitapkurdu #allthebooks #korean #readersofinstagram (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIIzWxFA8d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dib2u1spkkiy
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Slept through most of this one #nypl #sunmihwang #hen #siesta (at Delhi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq4whVAFM6F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tilqht3jfyzn
Νέες κυκλοφορίες από τις Εκδόσεις @dioptrabooks τις οποίες θα δούμε αναλυτικά και στο μπλογκ το επόμενο διάστημα! . 📍Ηρακλής Πουαρο - Έγκλημα στο Οριεντ Εξπρές. Ένα από τα δημοφιλέστερα μυθιστορήματα της #Agatha #Christie . 📍Έξι στολίδια ταξιδεύουν - Ευγένιος Τριβιζάς. Μια φαντασμαγορική περιπέτεια των έξι στολιδιών που δραπετεύουν από το σπίτι και το χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο. . 📍Γιατί οι Δανοί μεγαλώνουν τα πιο ευτυχισμένα παιδιά - σε μετάφραση Σοφίας Ανδριοπούλου. . 📍Η κότα που ονειρευόταν να πετάξει - #sunmihwang . Ένα παγκόσμιο #best #seller για την ελευθερία, τη γενναιότητα, τα όνειρα, την οικογένεια και πάνω από όλα την ανάγκη για αγάπη. 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 # mommyjammi #book #bookreview #bookstagram #welovebooks #welovereading #kidsbooks #dioptrapublications #dioptrabooks
What a glorious little novel that can only but find a special bit of your heart to rest: The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly. Oh my, such love, strength and majesty. #Sprout #latestread #books #bookstagram #sunmihwang #thehenwhodreamedshecouldfly #nomoco #illustration
Ένα βιβλίο Ασιάτη συγγραφέα που δεν ονομάζεται Μουρακάμι ~ Ο σκύλος που τόλμησε να ονειρευτεί -Sun-mi Hwang (Κορέα) (12/13)(3/8) #booknotes_athina #igreads #readathon17 #somuchreading #instabook #instavivlio #ilovebooks #ilovereading #book #bookstagram #diavazo #reading #eucitesc #sunmihwang #ekdoseisdioptra
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I managed to finish a few books last weekend. This is one that got sent to me via a Litsy postal bookclub. It is a translation of a Korean best seller. An emotional tale from a dog's point of view. Something that I needed to get used to was the sparseness of the language. #thedogwhodaredtodream #sunmihwang #bookmark #handmadebookmark #koreanbook
Τα καλοκαιρινά βραδιά θέλουν χαλάρωση εξω με ευχάριστα βιβλια, καλη παρεουλα και μυρωδιά απο φιδακι για τα κουνούπια!! #thehenwhodreamedshecouldfly #sunmihwang #readathon16 #lak #facebookbookstatus #summer2016 #puppy #greekshepherd #instadogs #instabooks #diavazo
It always makes me happy when translated books become successful in the UK — and last Christmas I was flooded with recommendations to read this quirky little book. Described by Lisa See as embodying ‘deep-hearted mother-love: loyalty, sacrifice and courage’, I thought it sounded heart-warming and uplifting, but ultimately not the kind of thing I usually read. I gave it to a friend for Christmas though, and she ended up liking it so much that she popped in to see me at work a few weeks later to lend her copy to me. I sat down to read it on a rainy morning, and before I knew it, I had finished this short and surprisingly emotional book. I felt that my heart had indeed been warmed and lifted -- it was the perfect antidote to a stressful few months.
This book, originally published in 2000, was already a bestseller in South Korea, where Hwang is a well-known author, and the book has been adapted into a box-office breaking animation film, Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild. So really, the English-speaking world came to the party pretty late, in 2014, but damn are we glad we finally got there.
Hwang tells the story of Sprout, a naive farmyard hen, who dreams of laying her egg in the wild. Managing to escape her coop, she goes on an adventure where she finds that freedom has its ups and downs, and that learning who to trust can be tricky. I won’t say any more about the plot, as the book is a scant 127 pages. It is the casual charm of Hwang’s writing that make this book a true gem, and that kept me absolutely captivated...
‘Sprout was the best name in the world. A sprout grew into a leaf and embraced the wind and the sun before falling and rotting and turning into mulch for bringing fragrant flowers into bloom. Sprout wanted to do something with her life, just like the sprouts on the acacia tree.’
In an interview, Hwang states that she didn’t write it with a specific lesson in mind, but that she hoped that readers could reflect on their lives after reading Sprout’s story. And it truly did have me looking at the world in a different way, and reevaluating old hurts and friendships with more empathy. The story is about moving out of the familiar and towards something new and challenging, which is a terrifying thing to face at times.
Although the book has been heavily marketed to emphasise motherhood, Hwang finds it ironic that so many people have interpreted this as the main theme. Instead, she explains that it is about how human beings go about their lives, how we pursue our dreams. Everybody’s journey lies within that act of laying an egg. The original South Korean title ‘A Hen Who Moved Out From Its Farmyard’ reflects an idiom that describes a person going out into the unknown. The story plants that little seedling of motivation within you.
The illustrations by Kazuko Nomoto are simple and whimsical, and Chi-Young Kim’s translation perfectly captures the different ‘dialects’ of all the animals.
Published in English by One World Publications, this publishing house is dedicated to international literature and diversity. They have an amazing list, and I’m really looking forward to one of their new publications, ‘The Meursault Investigation’ by Kamel Daoud, out this July.
It seems that the incredible success of this translation of ‘The Hen Who Dreamed...’ has sparked more interest in South Korean literature -- I’ll be reviewing Ahn Do-hun’s ‘The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher’ soon.
In short, ‘The Hen Who Dreamed...’ is definitely a story for when you just need that little push to do something that’s been scaring you for a while. Go for it!
