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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
AuthorHwang Seon-mi
Original title마당을 나온 암탉
LanguageKorean
PublisherShinchosha
Publication date
2000
Publication placeKorea

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Korean: 마당을 나온 암탉; RR: Madangeul Naon Amtak) is a 2000 novel by Hwang Seon-mi.

Plot

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Sprout, a hen who lay eggs on a barn longs to be free from her cage. Sprout becomes depressed and eventually stops eating and is taken out of the farm by the owner only to be thrown into a hole.

Sprout gets woken up at night by a mallard duck named "Straggler" who warns her about a weasel that planned to eat her. Eventually, Sprout leaves the farm and hears a scream from a bush. She goes over only to discover an egg there.

Straggler appears again and takes care of Sprout while she cares for the egg. Right before the egg hatches, Straggler sacrifices himself to the weasel so it will have a full stomach and not eat them. A baby mallard hatches from the egg and is named Baby by Sprout. She then takes care of him like a son.

Baby eventually grows up to be a strong mallard duck and joins a flock of mallards for the winter as their leader. Sprout then sees she has done everything for Baby tells Weasel that she can kill her and lets Weasel eat her.

Publication

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The book was first published by Sakyejul Publishing (사계절출판사) on May 29, 2000.[1]

Critical reception

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The novel received positive reviews from South China Morning Post's John Kang[2] and The Guardian, with the latter praising the story's originality.[3] Publishers Weekly concluded the book would "appeal to readers of self-help".[4]

Animated film adaptation

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An animated film adaptation of the same name was released on July 28, 2011.[5]

English translation

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The book was translated into English by Chi-young Kim and published in 2013.[6]

The book became the first work by a Korean author to reach the number one spot on the UK bestseller list within a month of its English-language release.[7]

References

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  1. ^ url=http://ebook.gangnam.go.kr/book/book_detail.asp?page_num=1&book_num=02010616&Branch2=6606ISBN 89-7196-871-0
  2. ^ Kang, John (November 24, 2013). "Book review: 'The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly', by Hwang Sun-mi". South China Morning Post. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Hen Who Dreamed she Could Fly by Sun-Mi Hwang - review". The Guardian. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly". Publishers Weekly. August 26, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "'마당을나온암탉' 흥행 성공했다고? 뭘 근거로…". 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly".
  7. ^ "황선미 '마당을 나온 암탉' 영국 베스트셀러 1위".
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