{"product_id":"the-boy-in-the-earth-9781616958954","title":"The Boy in the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eA darkly melancholic tale that combines Scorsese's \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e and Camus's \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e --Nakamura's Akutagawa Prize-winning novel is here translated into English for the first time and is another high-water mark in this important writer's career. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an unnamed Tokyo taxi driver works a night shift, picking up fares that offer him glimpses into the lives of ordinary people, he can't escape his own nihilistic thoughts. Almost without meaning to, he puts himself in harm's way; he can't stop daydreaming of suicide, envisioning himself returning to the earth in obsessive fantasies that soon become terrifying blackout episodes. The truth is, his long-estranged father has tried to reach out to him, triggering a cascade of traumatic memories. As the cab driver wrestles with the truth about his past and the history of violence in his childhood, he must also confront his present, which is no less complicated or grim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA precursor to \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a closely told character study that poses a difficult question: Are some lives so damaged they are beyond redemption? Is every child worth trying to save? A poignant and thought-provoking tour de force by one of Japan's leading literary voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616958954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Fuminori Nakamura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700444623029,"sku":"9781616958954","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_769a0a2a-d0ac-4575-bab8-556cbfde6132.jpg?v=1728397161","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-boy-in-the-earth-9781616958954","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}