Slow boat
Furukawa, Hideo, 1966-2024
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'I've never made it out of Tokyo. I can't tell you how many times I've asked myself if the boundary is real. Of course it's real. And if you think I'm lying, you can come and see for yourself.' 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.
Main title:
Slow boat / Hideo Furukawa.
Author:
Furukawa, Hideo, 1966-, author
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2024
Collation:
128 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781805331414 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.636
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
BRN:
3091707