the hen who dreamed she could fly review

Hwang returned to Seoul from Britain weeks ago after wrapping up a two-month stay in Norwich under an exchange program organized by the government. 'One British reader was wondering if I was trying to send a certain message about the security standoff between South and North Korea,' she said. During her book tours, she said that foreign readers focused on questions about whether the journey of the hen, Sprout, into the wild was her way of encouraging people to overcome the social and cultural restrictions of the Korean society.

Meanwhile, Hwang said, the book seemed to have served as the world's window to Korea, as many foreign readers are not too familiar with Korean society. 'People whom I met in Korea asked questions that are directly related to the book's content, such as if there was any actual model that I had in mind for the lead character when I began the book project or how valuable it is for me compared with my other publications,' she said during a recent interview with The Korea Times in Seoul. According to her, Koreans are more content-oriented and tend to focus on every detail of the book, whereas foreign readers look beyond the storyline. The prolific writer, who has published nearly 50 books since debuting in 1995, said there are distinct differences between Korean and foreign readers. Readers have very different impressions of her book. It also became a best seller in Britain.Īsked why the fable won the hearts of people around the world, Hwang, 52, said she doesn't know, but her readers, both at home and abroad, seem to easily relate to elements of the fable. Not long after the book was translated into English and published by Penguin USA in 2013, it became the Amazon Best Book of the Month in November that same year. It has also been translated into 27 languages. Since the book was first published in Korea in 2000, it has sold over 2 million copies in the country. The global success of her book made many realize that Korean writers have the potential to captivate readers around the world. Hwang Sun-mi, the author of the best-selling book 'The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly,' opened up new possibilities for Korean literature. Korea TimesĪuthor recounts her father's rugged life in her best-selling book Hwang Sun-mi, the author of the best-selling book 'The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly,' during an

The hen who dreamed she could fly review