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By the author of "A Wild Sheep Chase", which won the Noma Literary Award for New Writers, this novel combines science-fiction, satire and a warning of the dangerous powers of corporations.
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" Murakami's bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks." - "The Washington Post Book World"
" He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style." - "Los Angeles Times Magazine"
" Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka." - "Philadelphia Inquirer"
" Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work." - "The Atlantic"
" Murakami's gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
" [A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread." - Esquire
" An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka's castle, Borges's library, and the Prisoner's TV village." - "Village Voice Literary Supplement"
" Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami's Japanese." - "The Times" (London)
" His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent." - "Details"
Murakami s bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks. "The Washington Post Book World"
He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style. "Los Angeles Times Magazine"
Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka. "Philadelphia Inquirer"
Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work. "The Atlantic"
Murakami s gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
[A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread. Esquire
An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka s castle, Borges s library, and the Prisoner s TV village. "Village Voice Literary Supplement"
Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami s Japanese. "The Times" (London)
His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent. "Details""
"Murakami's bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks." -The Washington Post Book World "He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style." -Los Angeles Times Magazine "Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work." -The Atlantic "Murakami's gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "[A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread." -Esquire "An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka's castle, Borges's library, and the Prisoner's TV village." -Village Voice Literary Supplement "Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami's Japanese." -The Times (London) "His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent." -Details
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" He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style." - "Los Angeles Times Magazine"
" Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka." - "Philadelphia Inquirer"
" Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work." - "The Atlantic"
" Murakami's gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
" [A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread." - Esquire
" An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka's castle, Borges's library, and the Prisoner's TV village." - "Village Voice Literary Supplement"
" Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami's Japanese." - "The Times" (London)
" His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent." - "Details"
Murakami s bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks. "The Washington Post Book World"
He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style. "Los Angeles Times Magazine"
Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka. "Philadelphia Inquirer"
Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work. "The Atlantic"
Murakami s gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
[A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread. Esquire
An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka s castle, Borges s library, and the Prisoner s TV village. "Village Voice Literary Supplement"
Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami s Japanese. "The Times" (London)
His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent. "Details""
"Murakami's bold willingness to go straight over the top [is] a signal indication of his genius . . . a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks." -The Washington Post Book World "He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Murakami [is] adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style." -Los Angeles Times Magazine "Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles . . . [a] provocative work." -The Atlantic "Murakami's gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. . . . He is wry, absurd, and desolate." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "[A] mix of American fun and Japanese dread." -Esquire "An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements . . . a combination of Kafka's castle, Borges's library, and the Prisoner's TV village." -Village Voice Literary Supplement "Off the wall . . . hilariously bizarre . . . splendid . . . a remarkable book . . . Alfred Birnbaum . . . has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami's Japanese." -The Times (London) "His novels . . . are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent." -Details
A wildly inventive fantasy and a meditation on the many uses of the mind from one of the world's greatest writers
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton Ltd
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0241131448
- ISBN 13 9780241131442
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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The hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: A novel
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami. Published by Hamish Hamilton in 1991. The book and dust jacket are in fine condition and have never been read. First printing of the first edition hardcover. Now protected in a removable archival quality mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699302047789
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THE HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD: A NOVEL . Translated by Alfred Birnbaum
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Book Description Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First British edition, first printing with "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page. "An unnamed but decidedly hard-boiled detective takes on a strange case involving a brilliant but naive elderly scientist, his beautiful, apparently mute granddaughter, some very strange technology, and what appear to be kappas, traditional Japanese monsters. In alternating chapters a different unnamed narrator visits a town at the end of the world, where things aren't what they seem and unicorns are common. This strange and surrealistic novel by a mainstream writer who occasionally strays into genre territory is heavily influenced by the cyberpunks." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-792. The author's fourth novel and his second to be translated into English. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-792. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with £14.99 price printed on front flap. (#158572). Seller Inventory # 158572
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