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Slow Boat

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

By Hideo Furukawa
Translated by David Boyd

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Part of Japanese Novellas

Part of Japanese Novellas

Part of Japanese Novellas

Category: Fiction

Category: Literary Fiction

Category: Literary Fiction

Paperback $15.95

Jul 16, 2024 | ISBN 9781805331414

Paperback $13.95

Jun 06, 2017 | ISBN 9781782273288

Ebook $9.99

Jun 06, 2017 | ISBN 9781782273295

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    About 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 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.

    About 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 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.

    About 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 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.

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Pushkin Press
    Jul 16, 2024 | 128 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-13/16 | ISBN 9781805331414

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $13.95
    Published by Pushkin Press
    Jun 06, 2017 | 128 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-13/16 | ISBN 9781782273288

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Pushkin Press
    Jun 06, 2017 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9781782273295

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    Praise

    ” 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

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