Slow Boat (Japanese Novellas, #1)

by Hideo Furukawa

David Boyd (Translator)

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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 necessity of finding yourself in a world which might never even be looking for you.

  • ISBN10 178227328X
  • ISBN13 9781782273288
  • Publish Date 30 March 2017
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 30 July 2024
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pushkin Press