Where the crayfish sing
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Book Introduction
The best-selling book of 2019 surpassed a million sales within six months of its release. A wonderful first novel that you won't be able to put down once you pick it up. Landing in Korea through word of mouth On August 14, 2018, an ecologist who has spent his life studying wildlife published his first novel at the age of nearly seventy. No one could have predicted the enormous impact that this coming-of-age story, set in the coastal wetlands of North Carolina's Outer Banks, would have on the American publishing world. Soon after, when Reese Witherspoon, a Hollywood star and the operator of the Hello Sunshine Book Club, which has a strong influence on the American book industry, discovered this book and recommended it, "Where the Crawdads Sing" immediately jumped to the New York Times bestseller list. It was an unexpected stroke of luck, but not unusual. But surprising things happen one after another. Even if an unknown author's debut work becomes a bestseller, it usually stays there for a while and then disappears. But the book continued to rise in the rankings by word of mouth, and continued to rise by leaps and bounds. Even with over 12,000 Amazon reader reviews, "Where the Crawfish Sing," which maintained a 5-star rating, finally defied the expectations of publishers and reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and Amazon sales rankings. It firmly maintained its position on Amazon amidst the fierce competition for new releases in the spring, and on March 4, 2019, it became a million-seller with 1 million copies sold. |
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index
Part 1 Wetlands
Prologue | 1.
Mom | 2.
Jody | 3.
Chase | 4.
School | 5.
Investigation | 6.
Boat and Boy | 7.
Fishing Season | 8.
Negative Data | 9.
Jumping | 10.
Just a blade of grass blowing in the wind | 11.
Mussel Picking | 12.
Pennies and Grits | 13.
Feather Gift | 14.
Red Fiber | 15.
Game | 16.
Reading a book | 17.
Beyond the Boundaries | 18.
White Canoe | 19.
Something Ominous | 20.
July 4th | 21.
Coup
Part 2 Swamp
22.
The Unchanging Assistant | 23.
Seashell | 24.
Fire Watchtower | 25.
Patty Love's Visit | 26.
Boat on the beach | 27.
On Hog Mountain Road | 28.
Shrimp Fishing | 29.
Seaweed | 30.
Ian Ryu | 31.
Book | 32.
Alibi | 33.
Scar | 34.
Search the shack | 35.
Compass | 36.
Fox Trap | 37.
Gray Shark | 38.
Sunday Justice | 39.
A Chance Encounter, Chase | 40.
Cypress Cove | 41.
Deer Herd | 42.
Prison cell | 43.
Microscope | 44.
Cellmate | 45.
Red Hat | 46.
King of the World | 47.
Expert | 48.
Travel | 49.
Disguise | 50.
Diary | 51.
New Moon | 52.
Three Mountains Motel | 53.
The Lost Chain | 54.
The opposite is also true | 55.
Wildflowers | 56.
Red Heron | 57.
fireflies
Prologue | 1.
Mom | 2.
Jody | 3.
Chase | 4.
School | 5.
Investigation | 6.
Boat and Boy | 7.
Fishing Season | 8.
Negative Data | 9.
Jumping | 10.
Just a blade of grass blowing in the wind | 11.
Mussel Picking | 12.
Pennies and Grits | 13.
Feather Gift | 14.
Red Fiber | 15.
Game | 16.
Reading a book | 17.
Beyond the Boundaries | 18.
White Canoe | 19.
Something Ominous | 20.
July 4th | 21.
Coup
Part 2 Swamp
22.
The Unchanging Assistant | 23.
Seashell | 24.
Fire Watchtower | 25.
Patty Love's Visit | 26.
Boat on the beach | 27.
On Hog Mountain Road | 28.
Shrimp Fishing | 29.
Seaweed | 30.
Ian Ryu | 31.
Book | 32.
Alibi | 33.
Scar | 34.
Search the shack | 35.
Compass | 36.
Fox Trap | 37.
Gray Shark | 38.
Sunday Justice | 39.
A Chance Encounter, Chase | 40.
Cypress Cove | 41.
Deer Herd | 42.
Prison cell | 43.
Microscope | 44.
Cellmate | 45.
Red Hat | 46.
King of the World | 47.
Expert | 48.
Travel | 49.
Disguise | 50.
Diary | 51.
New Moon | 52.
Three Mountains Motel | 53.
The Lost Chain | 54.
The opposite is also true | 55.
Wildflowers | 56.
Red Heron | 57.
fireflies
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Whenever Kaya stumbled, the wetlands always held her steady.
When the time came that I couldn't put my finger on, the pain in my heart seeped into me like seawater seeping into sand.
It's not completely gone, but it's gone deeper.
Kaya gently placed her hand on the moist, breathing soil.
Then the wetland became Kaya's mother.
--- p.49
Lying there like that, my mother said.
“Everyone, listen to your mother.
This is a really important lesson in life.
Yes, our ship ran aground and couldn't move.
But what did our girls do? They made it fun.
You liked it and laughed out loud.
That's why sisters and girlfriends are great, especially when you roll around in the mud together.”
--- p.122
There is no room for ethical judgment here.
There is no room for evil teasing.
There is only life that continues vigorously at the expense of the lives of other participants.
In biology, right and wrong are like seeing the same color under different lights.
--- p.179
Kaya needs girlfriends too.
If it lasts forever.
No need for a pledge.
When women stick together, that's the warmest and toughest place on earth.
--- p.188
I've read a lot of books since then.
In the great outdoors, where the crayfish sing, this seemingly cruel and ruthless act actually increases the number of offspring a mother can raise in her lifetime, and the genes that allow her to abandon her offspring when times are tough are passed on to the next generation.
It just goes on like that, endlessly.
Humans are like that too.
It is thanks to things that seem harsh to us now that the original humans living in the swamp were able to survive.
If we hadn't done that, we wouldn't be here now.
We still have that genetic instinct, and it doesn't come out when a certain situation arises.
Some of us will always be the same as we were.
Things we had to do to survive, even in the distant past.
--- p.295
It wasn't her fault she was alone.
Almost everything she knows she learned in the wild.
When no one else would step forward, nature nurtured her, taught her, and protected her.
If her behavior changed as a result, it would also be because the fundamental core of her life was functioning.
When the time came that I couldn't put my finger on, the pain in my heart seeped into me like seawater seeping into sand.
It's not completely gone, but it's gone deeper.
Kaya gently placed her hand on the moist, breathing soil.
Then the wetland became Kaya's mother.
--- p.49
Lying there like that, my mother said.
“Everyone, listen to your mother.
This is a really important lesson in life.
Yes, our ship ran aground and couldn't move.
But what did our girls do? They made it fun.
You liked it and laughed out loud.
That's why sisters and girlfriends are great, especially when you roll around in the mud together.”
--- p.122
There is no room for ethical judgment here.
There is no room for evil teasing.
There is only life that continues vigorously at the expense of the lives of other participants.
In biology, right and wrong are like seeing the same color under different lights.
--- p.179
Kaya needs girlfriends too.
If it lasts forever.
No need for a pledge.
When women stick together, that's the warmest and toughest place on earth.
--- p.188
I've read a lot of books since then.
In the great outdoors, where the crayfish sing, this seemingly cruel and ruthless act actually increases the number of offspring a mother can raise in her lifetime, and the genes that allow her to abandon her offspring when times are tough are passed on to the next generation.
It just goes on like that, endlessly.
Humans are like that too.
It is thanks to things that seem harsh to us now that the original humans living in the swamp were able to survive.
If we hadn't done that, we wouldn't be here now.
We still have that genetic instinct, and it doesn't come out when a certain situation arises.
Some of us will always be the same as we were.
Things we had to do to survive, even in the distant past.
--- p.295
It wasn't her fault she was alone.
Almost everything she knows she learned in the wild.
When no one else would step forward, nature nurtured her, taught her, and protected her.
If her behavior changed as a result, it would also be because the fundamental core of her life was functioning.
--- p.448
Publisher's Review
An ecologist who has spent his life with the wild
The power of pure storytelling that transcends loneliness
Trusting others and reaching a true relationship… …
Author Delia Owens has already achieved international fame with three non-fiction books documenting her observations and research on wildlife in Africa.
This unusual history is powerful in describing the ecology of wetlands.
The surreal landscape of the American South, with Spanish moss hanging ghostly from tree branches, soft earth, and aquatic plants floating in vast swamps and ponds.
Wetlands are vast ecosystems that extend from lakes and marshes to mudflats and the sea, where freshwater and saltwater meet and mix.
But because they don't belong anywhere, they are rejected, because they are unfamiliar.
For ordinary people who live on solid ground, wetlands are unfinished lands that need to be quickly filled in and turned into useful land.
That is why only those who were driven into a dead end with nowhere to go drifted down to the swamp and survived, each building their own lives.
In this harsh environment where various forms of life exist, a six-year-old girl is left alone.
Due to the violence of his drunken father, his mother leaves home, his siblings are scattered, and the townspeople only avoid him and do not offer him even the slightest sympathy.
The bitter loneliness felt by Kaya, who is completely alone, has a great appeal to readers today.
Even if we weren't struggling to survive alone in a shack in the swamp, we each live in loneliness, fighting a fierce battle for survival in the jungle of buildings.
Even for modern people who live within the confines of society, it is so difficult and frightening to trust others and build genuine relationships.
Kaya put her hopes in people and is abandoned, and gives love and is betrayed, learning to stand alone like an animal in nature.
And only then do we learn to love and be loved without fear.
A heartbreaking love story, a wondrous hymn to nature,
A mystery with twists and turns, a gripping legal thriller
Slow down and savor the story!
One autumn morning, the town's star, Chase Andrews, is found dead in a marsh on the North Carolina coast.
The townspeople's suspicions turn to Kaya Clark, the lone survivor of the swamp.
People thought of Kaya as barbarians who had not benefited from civilization, but the reality was different.
Kaya, who has spent a long time surrounded by nature and learned life lessons on her own, is a person with a more sensitive sensibility and outstanding talent than anyone else.
Even Kaya, who had been living in isolation, is overcome by an unbearable loneliness, and two young men from the village are drawn to her unique charm.
Kaya, with her eerie wildness and magical allure, Chase, with his irresistible masculine charm, and Tate, her perfect match who understands the wetlands.
A story that seemed to be going smoothly encounters an unexpected rapid and ends with an unimaginable twist.
The story weaves together the Chase Andrews murder case and Kaya's story of growth, adding to the enjoyment of reading by planting the author's insight into the romance between Kaya and Tate and the wild.
Moreover, Kaya's arrest and detention, and the breathless trial process, maximize the reader's immersion.
The three-dimensional and engaging characters, the tightly woven story, the excellent descriptions of the wetlands, and the captivating power that keeps you turning the pages are undoubtedly the book's greatest strengths.
Above all, the poetic style that adds elegance to the descriptions is superb, and sentences that make you want to underline them naturally shine throughout the book.
Moreover, the sharp and timely topics it raises, such as women's independence, class and race, the relationship between nature and humanity, human nature from an evolutionary perspective, and science and poetry, prove that the appeal of this story goes beyond mere entertainment.
This makes us ponder fundamental questions about human existence, such as the judgment of traitors who deserve to die, females sacrificing males to survive, the responsibility between parents and children, and the distorted view of the socially disadvantaged, and makes us reflect on what 'ethics' and 'instinct' are.
In this way, 『Where the Crayfish Sing』 leaves the reader with room to not only enjoy but also ‘reflect’ on human existence.
The power of pure storytelling that transcends loneliness
Trusting others and reaching a true relationship… …
Author Delia Owens has already achieved international fame with three non-fiction books documenting her observations and research on wildlife in Africa.
This unusual history is powerful in describing the ecology of wetlands.
The surreal landscape of the American South, with Spanish moss hanging ghostly from tree branches, soft earth, and aquatic plants floating in vast swamps and ponds.
Wetlands are vast ecosystems that extend from lakes and marshes to mudflats and the sea, where freshwater and saltwater meet and mix.
But because they don't belong anywhere, they are rejected, because they are unfamiliar.
For ordinary people who live on solid ground, wetlands are unfinished lands that need to be quickly filled in and turned into useful land.
That is why only those who were driven into a dead end with nowhere to go drifted down to the swamp and survived, each building their own lives.
In this harsh environment where various forms of life exist, a six-year-old girl is left alone.
Due to the violence of his drunken father, his mother leaves home, his siblings are scattered, and the townspeople only avoid him and do not offer him even the slightest sympathy.
The bitter loneliness felt by Kaya, who is completely alone, has a great appeal to readers today.
Even if we weren't struggling to survive alone in a shack in the swamp, we each live in loneliness, fighting a fierce battle for survival in the jungle of buildings.
Even for modern people who live within the confines of society, it is so difficult and frightening to trust others and build genuine relationships.
Kaya put her hopes in people and is abandoned, and gives love and is betrayed, learning to stand alone like an animal in nature.
And only then do we learn to love and be loved without fear.
A heartbreaking love story, a wondrous hymn to nature,
A mystery with twists and turns, a gripping legal thriller
Slow down and savor the story!
One autumn morning, the town's star, Chase Andrews, is found dead in a marsh on the North Carolina coast.
The townspeople's suspicions turn to Kaya Clark, the lone survivor of the swamp.
People thought of Kaya as barbarians who had not benefited from civilization, but the reality was different.
Kaya, who has spent a long time surrounded by nature and learned life lessons on her own, is a person with a more sensitive sensibility and outstanding talent than anyone else.
Even Kaya, who had been living in isolation, is overcome by an unbearable loneliness, and two young men from the village are drawn to her unique charm.
Kaya, with her eerie wildness and magical allure, Chase, with his irresistible masculine charm, and Tate, her perfect match who understands the wetlands.
A story that seemed to be going smoothly encounters an unexpected rapid and ends with an unimaginable twist.
The story weaves together the Chase Andrews murder case and Kaya's story of growth, adding to the enjoyment of reading by planting the author's insight into the romance between Kaya and Tate and the wild.
Moreover, Kaya's arrest and detention, and the breathless trial process, maximize the reader's immersion.
The three-dimensional and engaging characters, the tightly woven story, the excellent descriptions of the wetlands, and the captivating power that keeps you turning the pages are undoubtedly the book's greatest strengths.
Above all, the poetic style that adds elegance to the descriptions is superb, and sentences that make you want to underline them naturally shine throughout the book.
Moreover, the sharp and timely topics it raises, such as women's independence, class and race, the relationship between nature and humanity, human nature from an evolutionary perspective, and science and poetry, prove that the appeal of this story goes beyond mere entertainment.
This makes us ponder fundamental questions about human existence, such as the judgment of traitors who deserve to die, females sacrificing males to survive, the responsibility between parents and children, and the distorted view of the socially disadvantaged, and makes us reflect on what 'ethics' and 'instinct' are.
In this way, 『Where the Crayfish Sing』 leaves the reader with room to not only enjoy but also ‘reflect’ on human existence.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 14, 2019
- Page count, weight, size: 464 pages | 590g | 140*210*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788952240569
- ISBN10: 8952240561
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