Indeed, the us edition weighs in at only 191 pages. Jun 09, 2007 after dark by haruki murakami, translated by jay rubin 191pp, harvill. One of the less known novels of murakami, after dark is an absolute gem of a read, an ode to the night and the weird people that live in it. Buy after dark by murakami, haruki from amazons fiction books store.
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Haruki murakami, born january 12, 1949, kyoto, japan, japanese novelist, shortstory writer, and translator whose deeply imaginative and often ambiguous books became international best sellers murakamis first novel, kaze no uta o kike 1979. After dark is the first book by haruki murakami that ive read. After dark is the eleventh novel by acclaimed japanese writer haruki murakami. The washington post book world after dark is a streamlined, hushed ensemble piece. So in the nocturnal milieu of tokyos 24hour cafes and love hotels, haruki. Benjamin lytal, the new york sun after dark, murakamis latest novel, is a streamlined, hushed ensemble piece built on the notion that very late at night, after the lamps of logic have been snuffed and rationality has shut its eyes, life on earth becomes boundariless and blurred.
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After dark vintage international paperback april 29, 2008. From the start his writing was characterized by images and events. Nineteenyearold mari is waiting out the night in an anonymous dennys when she meets a young man who insists he knows her older sister, thus setting her on an odyssey through the sleeping city. Murakami does tend to push for highconcept ideas and big word counts. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 191 pages and is available in hardcover format. After dark magazine, an entertainment magazine published from 1968 to 1982. Audiobook hd audio haruki murakami the elephent vanishes duration. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I was a bit put off by its length, to tell you the truth, yet i discovered that the book is as long as it needs to be. His notable novels included norwegian wood, the windup bird chronicle, and 1q84. After dark is hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all, its a book that keeps ratcheting up the suspense. Murakamis trademark humor, psychological insight, and grasp of spirit and morality are here distilled with extraordinary, harmonious mastery.
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