The Great Passage
Subtitle: A Novel
By: Shion Miura ; translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Contributors: Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Published: 2017-06-01
Language: eng
Translated from: jpn
Translation of: Fune wo amu / 舟を編む
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781477823071
Subjects: Lexicographers; Japanese Encyclopedias and dictionaries; Man-woman relationships; Editors; Fiction
Work titles: Fune o amu
Description: "Inspired as a boy by the multiple meanings to be found for a single word in the dictionary, Kohei Araki is devoted to the notion that a dictionary is a boat to carry us across the sea of words. But after thirty-seven years creating them at Gembu Books, it's time for him to retire and find his replacement. He discovers a kindred spirit in Mitsuya Majime--a young, disheveled square peg with a penchant for collecting antiquarian books and a background in linguistics--whom he swipes from his company's sales department. Led by his new mentor and joined by an energetic, if reluctant, new recruit and an elder linguistics scholar, Majime is tasked with a career-defining accomplishment: completing The Great Passage, a comprehensive 2,900-page tome of the Japanese language. On his journey, Majime discovers friendship, romance, and an incredible dedication to his work, inspired by the bond that connects us all: words" --Back cover.
Notes: "First published as Fune o amu by Kobunsha Co., Ltd. in Japan in 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page [211]-212).