Slow Boat

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HIDEO FURUKAWA, born in 1966, is an acclaimed and prize-winning writer, hailed by many in Japan’s literary world as a prodigy worthy of inheriting the mantle of Haruki Murakami. He was awarded the Mishima Prize in 2006 for Love. His best-known novel is the 2008 Holy Family, an epic work of alternate history set in north-eastern Japan, where he was born.

DAVID BOYD has translated stories by Toh EnJoe, Genichiro Takahashi and Hiroko Oyamada, among others. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Tokyo and is currently a PhD candidate at Princeton University. He lives in Los Angeles, California.