The Resource The boy in the earth, Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
The boy in the earth, Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
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The item The boy in the earth, Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- "Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award. 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? A poignant and thought-provoking tour de force"--
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Label
- The boy in the earth
- Title
- The boy in the earth
- Statement of responsibility
- Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
- Title variation
- Tsuchi no naka no kodomo
- Subject
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- trueTaxicab drivers
- trueTokyo, Japan
- Psychological fiction
- trueSuicidal behavior
- trueAdult child abuse victims
- Adult child abuse victims
- Adult child abuse victims -- Japan | Tokyo -- Fiction
- FICTION -- Literary
- trueFathers and sons
- Fathers and sons
- Fathers and sons -- Japan | Tokyo -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueJapan
- Japan -- Tokyo
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueObsession
- truePsychic trauma
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- "Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award. 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? A poignant and thought-provoking tour de force"--
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- Provided by publisher
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- 10561682
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nakamura, Fuminori
- Dewey number
- 895.63/6
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Japanese
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Powell, Allison Markin
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fathers and sons
- Adult child abuse victims
- FICTION
- Adult child abuse victims
- Fathers and sons
- Fathers and sons
- Japan
- Label
- The boy in the earth, Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1782465
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 147 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616955946
- Lccn
- 2016044296
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781616955946
- (OCoLC)955008779
- Label
- The boy in the earth, Fuminori Nakamura ; translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1782465
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 147 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616955946
- Lccn
- 2016044296
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781616955946
- (OCoLC)955008779
Subject
- trueTaxicab drivers
- trueTokyo, Japan
- Psychological fiction
- trueSuicidal behavior
- trueAdult child abuse victims
- Adult child abuse victims
- Adult child abuse victims -- Japan | Tokyo -- Fiction
- FICTION -- Literary
- trueFathers and sons
- Fathers and sons
- Fathers and sons -- Japan | Tokyo -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueJapan
- Japan -- Tokyo
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueObsession
- truePsychic trauma
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