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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

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Product Code:
1410-01
ISBN
978-619-152-486-0
SKU
11.0104
Year
08-09-2014
Translation
from Korean: So Young Kim
Pages
128
Size
140/215 мм, пълноцветна
Weight
0.25 kg
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Korea, Eastern Fiction Books, Modern Novels, Young Adult Novels

Hwang Sun-mi

Hwang Sun-mi

Hwang Sun-mi (born 1963) is a South Korean author and professor who is best known for her fable The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly. Born in 1963 as the second of five children, Hwang was unable to attend middle school due to poverty, but thanks to a teacher who gave her a key to a classroom, she could go to the school and read books whenever she wanted. She enrolled in high school by taking a certi…

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More than 2 million copies sold

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 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. And with its array of animal characters—the hen, the duck, the rooster, the dog, the weasel—it calls to mind such classics in English as Animal Farm and Charlotte’s Web.

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