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Read this imaginative masterpiece from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood
The year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo.
Her work is not the kind which can be discussed in public but she is in a hurry to carry out an assignment and, with the traffic at a stand-still, the driver proposes a solution. She agrees, but as a result of her actions starts to feel increasingly detached from the real world. She has been on a top-secret mission, and her next job will lead her to encounter the apparently superhuman founder of a religious cult.
Meanwhile, Tengo wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange affair surrounding a literary prize to which a mysterious seventeen-year-old girl has submitted her remarkable first novel. It seems to be based on her own experiences and moves readers in unusual ways. Can her story really be true?
Both Aomame and Tengo notice that the world has grown strange; both realise that they are indispensable to each other. While their stories influence one another, at times by accident and at times intentionally, the two come closer and closer to intertwining.
‘It is a work of maddening brilliance and gripping originality, deceptively casual in style, but vibrating with wit, intellect and ambition’ The Times
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Murakami’s first novel in 6 years. NOVEMBER 2024. The haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky… A bewitching and wildly inventive novel A mesmerising, surreal novel – one of Murakami’s most celebrated and influential masterpieces
ASIN : B005EWDA9M
Publisher : Vintage Digital (18 Oct. 2011)
Language : English
File size : 4737 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 820 pages
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Customers find the plot captivating and creative. They also say the writing style is interesting and keeps the story on track. However, some readers find the writing repetitive and not always easy to follow. Opinions are mixed on the characters, with some finding them interesting and others unengaging.
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