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| Original Title: | ねじまき鳥クロニクル [Nejimakidori kuronikuru] |
| ISBN: | 0965341984 (ISBN13: 9780965341981) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | ねじまき鳥クロニクル #1-3 |
| Characters: | Toru Okada, Kumiko Okada, Noboru Wataya, Malta Kano, May Kasahara, Creta Kano, Tokutaro Mamiya, Nutmeg Akasaka, Cinnamon Akasaka, Boris Gromov, Ushikawa |
| Setting: | Tokyo(Japan) |
| Literary Awards: | Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (1999), Yomiuri Prize 読売文学賞 for Fiction (1995), International Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (1999) |
Haruki Murakami
Paperback | Pages: 607 pages Rating: 4.17 | 203483 Users | 13244 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (ねじまき鳥クロニクル #1-3) |
| Author | : | Haruki Murakami |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 607 pages |
| Published | : | 1997 by Knopf (first published April 12th 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Literary Fiction. Contemporary |
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Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II.In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat. Soon he finds himself looking for his wife as well in a netherworld that lies beneath the placid surface of Tokyo. As these searches intersect, Okada encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists: a psychic prostitute; a malevolent yet mediagenic politician; a cheerfully morbid sixteen-year-old-girl; and an aging war veteran who has been permanently changed by the hideous things he witnessed during Japan's forgotten campaign in Manchuria.
Gripping, prophetic, suffused with comedy and menace, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force equal in scope to the masterpieces of Mishima and Pynchon.
Three books in one volume: The Thieving Magpie, Bird as Prophet, The Birdcatcher. This translation by Jay Rubin is in collaboration with the author.
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I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. The storytelling is great, and even if I had issues with some of the characters (okay, all of the female characters), they all managed to be consistently compelling. But I just couldn't get into this one. The story, while interesting, sort of meandered around and by the end, it seems to have forgotten where it was trying to go in the first place. Murakami starts plot points, presents us with new mysteries and characters, and then he getsI absolutely adored the book upon starting out. It is exquisitely crafted, with each seemingly casual word chosen to illustrate the world into which we have entered. It is a lonely world full of half finished stories, abrupt departures, missed connections and deep silences. "Poor Mr. Wind-Up Bird," lives on an alley with no exits, in a borrowed life that he could never afford to live without the kindness of his uncle. He's just quit his job, as he has no idea of where to go with his life, but is
So before long, you find yourself 340 pages into this book, and you have no idea what's happening.. Rather, you understand all you have read to this point, but still can't determine the direction Murakami is taking you in. Still, the book is compelling. You can't seem to put it down. Meanwhile it begins to invade your dreams.. in much the same manner that Toru's (the main character) dreams are invaded. You start having dreams about strange women and empty wells. So cracking into "Book Three",
I had been wondering where my cat was when the phone rang. It was a woman offering to have no strings sex with me. I made some non-committal remarks to her and put the receiver down. I hate those cold callers. I had nothing to do that day, or any other day, so I walked down the back alley and fell into a desultory conversation with a random 16 year old girl who had a wooden leg and a parrot on her shoulder. She suggested I help her make some easy money by counting bald people. That sounded about
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money cant buy. Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleA weird metaphysical (I KNOW it is a bit redundant to start off ANY review of Murakami by dressing it up in adjectives like weird & metaphysical) novel. I remember wanting to buy this book back in 2007, but I was poor and just about to get married and it seemed like my limited money would be better spent on bread and cheese. Now I own three, but I still wish
Murakami inevitably is one of the best pulp fiction writers with a refined & sophisticated taste in music!As an ardent fan of Murakami, and after reading some of his substantial works, I've come to this conclusion that the experience of reading his books in itself is somewhat analogous to traveling, what really matters is the journey than the destination & in his books, it's more about the substance rather than conclusions.Apart from the usual magical surrealism & strong hidden
I had been wondering where my cat was when the phone rang. It was a woman offering to have no strings sex with me. I made some non-committal remarks to her and put the receiver down. I hate those cold callers. I had nothing to do that day, or any other day, so I walked down the back alley and fell into a desultory conversation with a random 16 year old girl who had a wooden leg and a parrot on her shoulder. She suggested I help her make some easy money by counting bald people. That sounded about
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