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Running Away

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

A European man arrives in Shanghai, ostensibly on vacation, yet a small task given him by his Parisian girlfriend Marie starts a series of complications. There is a mysterious Chinese man and a manila envelope full of cash. Later, he meets a woman at an art gallery and they agree to travel together to Beijing, yet when he joins her at the train station, the Chinese man is along. Events eclipse explanations, and soon he surrenders himself to the on-rush of experience.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Jean-Philippe
Toussaint

Jean-Philippe Toussaint is the author of seven novels. His writing has been compared to the work of Samuel Beckett, Jacques Tati, the films of Jim Jarmusch, and even Charlie Chaplin.

Jean-Philippe Toussaint is the author of seven novels. His writing has been compared to the work of Samuel Beckett, Jacques Tati, the films of Jim Jarmusch, and even Charlie Chaplin.

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Mathew
B. Smith

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Belgium
Original Language
French
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Translator
Mathew B. Smith

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