ISBN |
9781782273288 (paperback) |
178227328X (paperback) |
Name |
Furukawa, Hideo, 1966- author. |
Uniform title |
Chūgoku yuki no surō bōto RMX. English |
Title |
Slow boat : a slow boat to China RMX / Hideo Furukawa ; translated by David Boyd. |
Published |
London : Pushkin Press, 2017. |
©2017 |
Description |
124 pages ; 20 cm |
Notes |
Originally published as Chugoku yuki no surō bōto RMX in 2003 ; later published under the title 2002-nen no surō bōto in 2006. |
Inspired by Haruki Murakami's short story "A slow boat to China"--Liner notes [Author's notes], page 124. |
Summary |
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. |
Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
Subjects |
Escapes -- Fiction |
Japanese fiction -- Translations into English |
Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction |
Other Names |
Boyd, David translator. |
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