Slow boat : a slow boat to China RMX
Furukawa, Hideo, 1966-2024
Book
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. His dreams and his reality gradually start to shift and overlap.
Main title:
Slow boat : a slow boat to China RMX / Hideo Furukawa ; translated by David Boyd.
Author:
Furukawa, Hideo, 1966-, authorBoyd, David (David G.), translator
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2024.©2017.
Collation:
124 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published in Japanese, 2003. This translation first published by Pushkin Press, 2017.Originally published as Chugoku yuki no surō bōto RMX in 2003 ; later published under the title 2002-nen no surō bōto in 2006.Translated from the Japanese.
Contents:
Boat one: the digBoat two: keep both hands flat on your lapBoat three: I can read some, not othersChronicle: 1985Boat four: no way ourBoat five: Almost like perpetual motionChronicle: 1994Boat six: you? in business?Boat seven: this isn't the first and you know it's not the lastChronicle: 2000Boat eight: and keep your head upLast boat: to ChinaLiner notes: writing about what I'm writing about.
ISBN:
9781805331414 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.636F
Language:
EnglishJapanese
BRN:
2725089