Running Away (Belgian Literature Series) - Softcover

Running Away is Jean-Philippe Toussaint at his most mature, tender, and complex. --Josh Maday

It is further testament to Toussaint's standing as a master craftsman of the contemporary novel that he can give such shifting insouciance its weight. --Lee Rouke

Toussaint, a brilliant and prize-winning French author, dives deep into how we stretch ourselves thin between places in our attempt to be with one another in this stunning novel. --Sean Farrell

Accepting a seemingly small task from his Parisian girlfriend while vacationing in Shanghai, a European man experiences a series of existential complications including a cash payoff, impromptu traveling companions, and suspicious coincidences. By the author of The Bathroom. Original.