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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 net he has known - his dreams.
Filled with lyrical longing and humour, Slow Boat captures perfectly the urge to get away and the necessity of finding yourself in a world which might never even be looking for you.
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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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Translated by David Boyd.
" 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
"Not only readable but very enjoyable... bound to leave you engrossed in self-questioning." — Japan Society Magazine
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- PublisherPushkin Press
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- ISBN 13 9781782273288
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