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Two parallel stories about a data scrambler in Tokyo and a strange walled town
1985Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
A Tokyo man works as a Calcutec, who scrambles data for a secret agency, and gets involved with a scientist and his granddaughter. In alternating chapters, a man arrives in a walled town where his shadow is taken from him. The two worlds slowly draw together.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like surreal and inventive fiction.
What you will get
One of Murakami’s most inventive novels.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Parallel worlds · Mind · Surreal
Length
400 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
An unnamed narrator in two worlds.
Setting
A near-future Tokyo and a walled town at the end of the world.
What makes it different
Two separate stories alternate and connect.
Feel
Dreamlike, cool and strange.
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