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The city and its uncertain walls
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami – A Love Story, a Quest, and a Journey into the Unknown
Step into the surreal world of Haruki Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls, where reality and imagination intertwine. When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets out on an extraordinary journey to find the mythical city where her true self resides.
His search leads him to a remote library full of mysteries, and eventually to the walled city—a dreamlike place of horned beasts, shadowless streets, and willow trees. There, he discovers his beloved working in another library, but she has no memory of their life together. As the lines between fantasy and reality blur, he must make an impossible choice: what is he willing to lose to rekindle their love?
Blending romance, mystery, and a celebration of literature, Murakami delivers a thought-provoking tale that is both a parable for modern times and a tribute to the power of books and the libraries that hold them.
Praise for Haruki Murakami:
- "The world's most popular cult novelist." – Guardian
- "Totally gripping." – Daily Express
- "Wild and thrilling... Murakami is a master storyteller." – Sunday Times
- "No one mixes domestic, fantastic, and esoteric elements like Murakami." – Financial Times
Perfect for fans of literary fiction, magical realism, and unforgettable quests, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a must-read for Murakami enthusiasts and new readers alike.
- About The Author
- In 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers' award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and Men Without Women, Murakami's distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world's most acclaimed and well-loved writers.
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- ISBN
- 9781787304475
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker, (19 November 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 449
- Weight
- 692 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 242 x 164 x 40 mm
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