No One Writes Back

by Jang Eun-Jin and Eunjin Jang

Book Overview

Communication-or the lack thereof--is the subject of this sly update of the picaresque novel.

No One Writes Back is the story of a young man who leaves home with only his blind dog, an MP3 player, and a book, traveling aimlessly for three years, from motel to motel, meeting people on the road. Rather than learn the names of his fellow travelers--or even invent nicknames for them--he assigns them numbers. There's 239, who once...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564789608
• ISBN13: 9781564789600
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher