Slow Boat - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Hideo Furukawa, David Boyd (Translator)Series:Japanese NovellasPublish date:2024-07-16Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin PressISBN-13:9781805331414ISBN-10:1805331418UPC:9781805331414Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Cultural Heritage, Literary, Magical RealismSize:7.75 x 5.05 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCH1K2TM7J
Slow Boat
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez
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...
Series: Japanese Novellas
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin PressISBN-13:9781805331414ISBN-10:1805331418UPC:9781805331414Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Cultural Heritage, Literary, Magical RealismSize:7.75 x 5.05 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCH1K2TM7J
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 SF Grand Prize and the Yukio Mishima award....
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