The Pine Islands

ISBN-13: 9781788160926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str.

Marion Poschmann

Opis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2019AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWhen Gilbert wakes one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him, he flees - immediately and inexplicably - for Tokyo, where he meets a fellow lost soul: Yosa, a young Japanese student clutching a copy of The Complete Manual of Suicide. Together, Gilbert and Yosa set off on a pilgrimage to see the pine islands of Matsushima, one looking for the perfect end to his life, the other for a fresh start.Playful and profound, The Pine Islands is a beautiful tale of friendship, transformation and acceptance in modern Japan.

Recenzje

Miraculous ... Poschmann has all the air of uncovered greatness John Self Guardian

O autorze

Poschmann, Marion
Marion Poschmann was born in Essen in 1969. A prize-winning poet and novelist, she has won both of Germany's premier poetry prizes, has been twice shortlisted for the German Book Prize and won the 2013 Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize.