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The long-awaited magnum opus from Haruki Murakami, in which this revered and bestselling author gives us his hypnotically addictive, mind-bending ode to George Orwell's 1984.The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver, Tengo, suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize
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1Q84, Haruki Murakami
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- 1Q84
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Haruki Murakami
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 1158
- ISBN10
- 0307476464
- ISBN13
- 9780307476463
- Series
- 1Q84
- Tags
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Love, Murders, Japan, Literary Fiction, Japanese Literature, Magical Realism, Cults, Fantastic, Moon, Parallel Worlds
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
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- The long-awaited magnum opus from Haruki Murakami, in which this revered and bestselling author gives us his hypnotically addictive, mind-bending ode to George Orwell's 1984.The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver, Tengo, suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize