Haruki Murakami is an international phenomenon. When Books One and Two of his latest masterpiece, _1Q84_ , were published in Japan, a million copies were sold in one month, and the critical acclaim that ensued was reported all over the globe. Readers were transfixed by the mesmerising story of Aomam
1Q84: a novel
✍ Scribed by Haruki Murakami
- Book ID
- 100194126
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada;Bond Street Books
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 728 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1446484203
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
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 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. While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times...
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