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Ransom
Ransom
Author: Jay McInerney
Ransom, Jay McInerney's second novel, belongs in the distinguished tradition of novels about exile. Living in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, Christopher Ransom seeks a purity and simplicity that 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...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780394758039
ISBN-10: 039475803X
Publication Date: 11/12/1987
Pages: 281
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3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Vintage Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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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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