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Ransom
Ransom
Author: Jay Mcinerney
Ransom, Jay McInerney's second novel, belongs to the distinguished tradition of novels about exile. 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 Pa...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780394549958
ISBN-10: 0394549953
Publication Date: 9/12/1985
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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sari-lynn avatar reviewed Ransom on + 207 more book reviews
I loved this book! McInerney is a great author, who paints vivid descriptions, three-dimensional characters, and a wonderful story.
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Ransom is a haunting and well-written novel, which should appeal to students of Japan, the martial, or the restless souls of human beings. It is a particularly American novel, one that speaks directly to our national loneliness and our deep-seated need to come home.


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