The pine islands
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Calleja, Jen, translator.
Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, 2020.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
Toronto : Coach House Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
159 pages ; 21 cm
Street Date
202004
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Translation of: Die Kieferninseln.
General Note
English translation originally published: London : Serpent's Tail, 2019.
Description
"Gilbert Silvester, eminent scholar of beard fashions in film, wakes up one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him. Certain the dream is a message, and unable to even look at her, he flees - immediately, irrationally, inexplicably - for Japan. In Tokyo he discovers the travel writings of the great Japanese poet Bashō and decides to find solace in nature the way Bashō did, despite knowing nothing of the culture he's stepped into. Suddenly, from Gilbert's directionless crisis there emerges a purpose: a pilgrimage in the footsteps of the poet to see the moon rise over the pine islands of Matsushima. Of course, unlike Bashō, he will take a train. Along the way he falls into step with another pilgrim: Yosa, a young Japanese student clutching a copy of The Complete Manual of Suicide. Together, they travel across Bashō's disappearing Japan, one in search of his perfect ending and the other a new beginning."--,Provided by publisher.
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issued also in electronic formats.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Poschmann, M., & Calleja, J. (2020). The pine islands . Coach House Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Poschmann, Marion, 1969- and Jen, Calleja. 2020. The Pine Islands. Coach House Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Poschmann, Marion, 1969- and Jen, Calleja. The Pine Islands Coach House Books, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Poschmann, Marion, and Jen Calleja. The Pine Islands Coach House Books, 2020.

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