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Ransom

Ransom

by JayMcInerney (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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    Paperback 1987

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    Hardcover 1986

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Synopsis

Living in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, Christopher Ransom seeks a purity and simplicity he could not find at home, and tries to exorcise the terror he encountered earlier in his travels - a blur of violence and death at the Khyber Pass. Supporting himself by teaching English to eager Japanese businessmen, Ransom feels safe amongst his fellow expatriates. But soon he is threatened by everything he thought he had left behind, in a sequence of bizarre events whose consequences he cannot escape.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 05 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0747585199
ISBN 13: 9780747585190
Book Overview: Bestselling writer Jay McInerney's second novel, published for the first time in paperback in the UK, now available alongside the paperback of his new book HOW IT ENDED, and BRIGHTNESS FALLS. STORY OF MY LIFE and MODEL BEHAVIOUR are also available as Bloomsbury Paperbacks.

Media Reviews
'McInerney is one of the most gifted writers of his generation ... whatever he does makes fascinating reading' Observer 'Ransom is cleverly written, intelligent, lively, concise and humorous. And it gives the reader that final buzz - it's serious' Guardian 'Witty, acerbic and buoyed by observational gifts, McInerney's writing is never less than deft' Financial Times 'McInerney has a sure hand with narrative, a sharp but forgiving eye for human frailty and a considerable gift for deadpan comedy that kids the things he loves ... a superb and humane social critic' Newsweek
Author Bio
Jay McInerney is the author of BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY, STORY OF MY LIFE, BRIGHTNESS FALLS, THE LAST OF THE SAVAGES, MODEL BEHAVIOUR, HOW IT ENDED and THE GOOD LIFE. He lives in New York and Nashville.