{"id":306526,"date":"2017-06-15T16:23:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wdev.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent-dev\/2017\/06\/15\/win-a-copy-of-island-of-point-nemo-from-goodreads\/"},"modified":"2018-04-16T14:57:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:57:19","slug":"win-a-copy-of-island-of-point-nemo-from-goodreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/College\/translation\/threepercent\/2017\/06\/15\/win-a-copy-of-island-of-point-nemo-from-goodreads\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a Copy of &#34;Island of Point Nemo&#34; from Goodreads!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming out in August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openletterbooks.org\/products\/island-of-point-nemo\"><em>Island of Point Nemo<\/em><\/a>, Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u00e8s latest book, is an incredible trip. It&#8217;s made up of two story lines: one about the crazy (and semi-evil) workers at a ebook manufacturing plant, the other a Sherlock Holmes-style globetrotting story built out of references and allusions to all sorts of famous adventure novels. <\/p>\n<p>To give you a better sense of the wacky energy of this book, here&#8217;s the complete jacket copy:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of Island of Point Nemo, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Running parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colorful characters, including the impotent Dieumercie and his randy wife, who will stop at nothing\u2014including a suspect ritual involving bees\u2014to fix his \u201cproblem,\u201d and their abusive boss Wang-li Wong, obsessed with carrier pigeons and spying on his employees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With the humor of a Jasper Fforde novel, and the structure of a Haruki Murakami one, Island of Point Nemo is a literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling\u2014even in our digital age. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Click below to enter to win a copy!<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidget223194\"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled --><\/p>\n<div class=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidget\" style=\"max-width: 350px; margin: 10px auto; padding: 10px 15px; border: 2px solid #EBE8D5; border-radius: 10px;\">\n<style>\n    .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px;\n      font-style: normal; background: white; }\n    .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; }\n    .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink {\n      display: inline-block;\n      color: #181818;\n      background-color: #F6F6EE;\n      border: 1px solid #9D8A78;\n      border-radius: 3px;\n      font-family: &#8220;Helvetica Neue&#8221;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n      font-weight: bold;\n      text-decoration: none;\n      outline: none;\n      font-size: 13px;\n      padding: 8px 12px;\n    }\n    .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover {\n        color: #181818;\n        background-color: #F7F2ED;\n        border: 1px solid #AFAFAF;\n        text-decoration: none;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; color: #555;\">\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\" target=\"_new\">Goodreads<\/a> Book Giveaway<br \/>\n  <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31944723\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Island of Point Nemo by Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u00e8s\" title=\"Island of Point Nemo by Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u00e8s\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1475300881l\/31944723.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 0 110px !important; padding: 0 0 0 0 !important;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31944723\">Island of Point Nemo<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; padding: 0; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">\n          by <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1418794.Jean_Marie_Blas_de_Robl_s\">Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u00e8s<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/h4>\n<div class=\"giveaway_details\">\n<p>\n            Giveaway ends June 30, 2017.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            See the <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/show\/223194\">giveaway details<\/a><br \/>\n            at Goodreads.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>    <a class=\"goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/enter_choose_address\/223194\">Enter Giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/giveaway\/widget\/223194\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming out in August, Island of Point Nemo, Jean-Marie Blas de Robl\u00e8s latest book, is an incredible trip. 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