{"product_id":"island-of-point-nemo-paperback","title":"Island of Point Nemo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Marie Blas de Roblès\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHannah Chute\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those of you who stay with Blas de Roblès's ultimately quite satisfying novel will find yourselves with a new European literary star to steer by.\"--Alan Cheuse, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colorful characters, including the impotent Dieumercie and his randy wife, who will stop at nothing--including a suspect ritual involving bees--to fix his \"problem,\" and their abusive boss Wang-ilWong, obsessed with carrier pigeons and spying on his employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the humor of a Jasper Fforde novel, and the structure of a Haruki Murakami one, \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003eis a literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling--even in our digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Algeria, \u003cb\u003eJean-Marie Blas de Roblès\u003c\/b\u003e is a truly international writer, having spent significant time in Brazil, France, Taiwan, and Libya. His novel \u003ci\u003eWhere Tigers Are at Home \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Fnac, Giono, and Médicis Prizes. \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e is his ninth novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Chute\u003c\/b\u003e has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester. In 2015, she received the Banff Centre Scholarship to work on \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e, her first full-length translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Algeria, \u003cb\u003eJean-Marie Blas de Roblès\u003c\/b\u003e is a truly international writer, having spent significant time in Brazil, France, Taiwan, and Libya. In addition to writing novels (\u003ci\u003eWhere Tigers Are at Home\u003c\/i\u003e, in English from Other Press and recipient of the Fnac, Giono, Médicis Prizes), he's a philosopher, and, following his participation in underwater archaeological excavations in Libya, he began editing a collection of archaeology books for Édisud. \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e is his ninth novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Chute\u003c\/b\u003e has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester, where she also studied harp at the Eastman School of Music. In 2015 she received the Banff Centre Scholarship to work on \u003ci\u003eIsland of Point Nemo\u003c\/i\u003e, her first full-length translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 397\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764212760864,"sku":"9781940953625","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58685d40e319b388eeba51cf4ac60a5b.webp?v=1780246018","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/island-of-point-nemo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}