{"product_id":"slow-boat-by-hideo-furukawa","title":"Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by David Boyd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrapped in Tokyo, left behind by a series of girlfriends, the narrator of \u003cem\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with lyrical longing and humour, \u003cem\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/em\u003e captures perfectly the urge to get away and the necessity of finding yourself in a world which might never even be looking for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128 pages. 5.1\"W x 7.77\"H. Softcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42814448664747,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3622\/files\/Slow-Boat-by-Hideo-Furukawa.png?v=1690753752","url":"https:\/\/www.littleotsu.mom\/products\/slow-boat-by-hideo-furukawa","provider":"Little Otsu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}