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The Boy in the Earth

ISBN-13: 9781616958954

Contributor(s): Fuminori Nakamura

Subjects: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post 1945)

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Soho Press

Publication Date: 26-04-2018

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£8.99

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About the book

An unnamed taxi driver in Tokyo has experienced a rupture from his everyday life. He cannot stop daydreaming of suicide, envisioning himself returning to the earth in what soon become terrifying blackout episodes. His live-in girlfriend, Sayuko, is in a similarly bad phase, surrendering to alcoholism to escape the memory of her miscarriage. He meets with the director of the orphanage where he once lived, and must confront awful memories of his past and an abusive family before determining what to do next.

The Boy in the Earth

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