{"product_id":"island-of-point-nemo-9781940953625","title":"Island of Point Nemo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose of you who stay with Blas de Robl s's ultimately quite satisfying novel will find yourselves with a new European literary star to steer by.--Alan Cheuse, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colorful characters, including the impotent Dieumercie and his randy wife, who will stop at nothing--including a suspect ritual involving bees--to fix his problem, and their abusive boss Wang-ilWong, obsessed with carrier pigeons and spying on his employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the humor of a Jasper Fforde novel, and the structure of a Haruki Murakami one, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003eis a literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling--even in our digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Algeria, \u003cb\u003eJean-Marie Blas de Robl s\u003c\/b\u003e is a truly international writer, having spent significant time in Brazil, France, Taiwan, and Libya. His novel \u003ci\u003eWhere Tigers Are at Home \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Fnac, Giono, and M dicis Prizes. \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e is his ninth novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Chute\u003c\/b\u003e has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester. In 2015, she received the Banff Centre Scholarship to work on \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e, her first full-length translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940953625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u0026#232;s","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43673088458933,"sku":"9781940953625","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_822c113f-d485-43e5-be96-220c2c3fd978.jpg?v=1709053581","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/island-of-point-nemo-9781940953625","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}