{"product_id":"island-of-point-nemo-jean-marie-blas-de-robls-9781940953625","title":"Island of Point Nemo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Those of you who stay with Blas de Robl鑚'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 Robl鑚\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 M馘icis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Marie Blas de Robl鑚\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940953626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940953625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Jean-Marie Blas de Robl鑚","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860615950591,"sku":"9781940953625","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8721af17-60ba-4dac-a1d8-0cc57298142f.jpg?v=1709136476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-of-point-nemo-jean-marie-blas-de-robls-9781940953625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}