The Climber, Vol. 2 educational satisfying and full of fuel”

satisfying and full of fuel” (The New York Times Book Review) and “witty

Best of all

and brilliant voice at its heart

atmospheric novel about European identity

The Climber, Vol. 2 educational satisfying and full of fuel”The harder you climb, the higher you live. Buntaro Mori is a loner, but being alone in a crowd is almost as bad as being forced to fit in. When a dangerous bid for solitude introduces Mori to the rush of solo climbing, he becomes addicted to the brilliant sense of freedom he finds as he pits his body and soul against the heights. But how high does he have to climb to leave humanity behind? For a brief, brilliant moment, Mori thought he had found his