Find More Like This
Subject
Genres
Availability
Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Park Branch | Fiction Nakam | On loan until: 09/May/24 |
0 |
Comments and Reviews
Patron Comments and Reviews
Tell us what you thought about The boy in the earth
Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
Title Statement | The boy in the earth / Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell. |
---|---|
Author | Nakamura, Fuminori, 1977- |
Additional Contributors | Powell, Allison Markin |
Publication | New York, NY: Soho Crime,[2017]©2017 |
Extent of Item | 147 pages |
ISBN | 1616955945 9781616955946 |
Other Number | 3079578 |
General Notes | Translation of: Tsuchi no naka no kodomo. |
Summary | "An unnamed Tokyo taxi driver has experienced a rupture from his everyday life. As he picks up fares that take him through Tokyo's night streets, offering him glimpses into the lives of his passengers, 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 what soon become terrifying blackout episodes. The truth is, his long-estranged father has tried to reach out to him, triggering a cascade of traumatized memories. As the cab driver wrestles with the grim truth about his past, the history of violence in his childhood among foster families and orphanages, he also confronts his real-world responsibilities--his troubled girlfriend's blossoming alcoholism and unhappiness over her own sad past. The Boy in the Earth 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--or are some too ruined by their abusers to ever function in society?"--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Taxicab drivers--Fiction |
Fathers and sons--Fiction--Japan | |
Adult child abuse victims--Fiction | |
Suicidal behavior--Fiction | |
By Location | Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction |
By Genre | Psychological fiction |