Slow Boat

A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García MárquezTrapped 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.