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The Boy in the Earth
The Boy in the Earth
The Boy in the Earth
Audiobook2 hours

The Boy in the Earth

Written by Fuminori Nakamura

Narrated by Brian Nishii

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Fuminori Nakamura's Akutagawa Prize-winner plunges us into the depths of a young man's winding, troubled psyche. An unnamed taxi driver in Tokyo has experienced a rupture in 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.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 25, 2017
ISBN9781501946509
The Boy in the Earth

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    Wow. What a wild and emotional ride. It starts out slowly but picks up speed as we get further into it and the ending I can only describe nihilistically hopeful, which I didn't know was possible until today.