{"product_id":"slow-boat-9781805331414","title":"Slow Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped in Tokyo, left behind by a series of girlfriends, the narrator of \u003ci\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/i\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\u003cp\u003eFilled with lyrical longing and humour, \u003ci\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/i\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805331414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Hideo Furukawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174070087861,"sku":"9781805331414","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3220cb20-c32c-4ddf-a46d-1016af75f6ab.jpg?v=1716300433","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/slow-boat-9781805331414","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}