{"product_id":"slow-boat-9781805331414","title":"Slow Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSlow Boat is a novella by Hideo Furukawa, the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez, that captures the urge to get away and the necessity of finding yourself in a world that might never be looking for you. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 July 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA   startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García   Márquez'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.Hideo Furukawa,   born in 1966, is an acclaimed and prize-winning writer, hailed by many in   Japan's literary world as a prodigy worthy of inheriting the mantle of Haruki   Murakami. He was awarded the Mishima Prize in 2006 for   Love. His best-known novel is the 2008 Holy   Family, an epic work of alternate history set in north-eastern   Japan, where he was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 120g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 198 x 12 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781805331414\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hideo Furukawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46450703991034,"sku":"9781805331414","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1721556545798_book.jpg?v=1721758562","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/slow-boat-9781805331414","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}