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Slow Boat
Hideo Furukawa
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Description for Slow Boat
Paperback. Translator(s): Boyd, David. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel Garcia Marquez Trapped in Tokyo, left behind by a series of girlfriends, the narrator of Slow Boat sizes up his situation. His missteps, his violent rebellions, his tiny victories. But he is not a passive loser, content to accept all that fate hands him. He attempts one last escape to the edges of the city, holding the only safety net he has known - his dreams. Filled with lyrical longing and humour, Slow Boat captures perfectly the urge to get away and the ... Read more
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel Garcia Marquez Trapped in Tokyo, left behind by a series of girlfriends, the narrator of Slow Boat sizes up his situation. His missteps, his violent rebellions, his tiny victories. But he is not a passive loser, content to accept all that fate hands him. He attempts one last escape to the edges of the city, holding the only safety net he has known - his dreams. Filled with lyrical longing and humour, Slow Boat captures perfectly the urge to get away and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782273288
SKU
V9781782273288
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Ref
99-15
About Hideo Furukawa
Hideo Furukawa was born in 1966 in Fukushima, and is highly regarded for the richness of his storytelling and his willingness to experiment; he changes his style with every new book. His best-known novel is the 2008 Holy Family, an epic work of alternate history set in northeastern Japan. He has received the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, the Japan ... Read more
Reviews for Slow Boat
Translator David Boyd brings the slight and endearing story into riffing, confessional English.
The Wall Street Journal Not only readable but very enjoyable... bound to leave you engrossed in self-questioning.
Japan Society Magazine
The Wall Street Journal Not only readable but very enjoyable... bound to leave you engrossed in self-questioning.
Japan Society Magazine