
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami & Gabriel Garcia Marquez 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 & humour Slow Boat captures perfectly the urge to get away & the necessity of finding yourself in a world which might never even be looking for you