She will be his final bride, the locals say, bringing peace to both the angry god and the village that has been beleaguered by violent storms for a century. In this retelling, the perfect Shim Cheong is destined to be the Sea God's hundredth bride.
I also did not know about "The Tale of Shim Cheong," where the beautiful daughter of a blind man throws herself into the sea and is taken to the underwater palace of the Dragon King.Īxie Oh's deliciously lovely novel The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is based on this tale, so I was very excited to learn more. I was familiar with the Rabbit in the Moon and the Gumiho, but the Snail Bride and the Imugi were new to me. Visit /audiofile now to start listening.Thanks to my K-drama obsession, I've started learning Korean (진짜), I have a new favorite actor (hello, Lee Dong Wook), and I've become increasingly curious about Korean folktales. Support for AudioFile’s Behind the Mic comes from Penguin Random House Audio, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business.
To listen to the whole archive of Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. Listeners will love getting lost in this lush, romantic story. Escoda narrates with a British accent, smoothly shifting into Korean.
When Mina realizes her brother is desperately in love with this year’s “Sea God’s Bride,” Mina plunges into the sea to save her brother’s heart, setting her on a quest to end the storms. Deadly storms rage along the coast each year, only calming after a sacrifice to the Sea God. Rosa Escoda’s dreamy narration sweeps listeners up into a captivating retelling of the Korean folktale “The Tale of Shim Cheong.” Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Axie Oh’s new YA fantasy set in the spirit realm, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening.
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