Author: Haruki Murakami
Translator: Yun-ok Yang
Publisher: Munhakdongne
Hardcover | 3-volume set | 188*128mm
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About This Book
1Q84<ichi-kew-hachi-yon> is a 2009 novel by Haruki Murakami, published
in two volumes in Japan. It quickly became a sensation and a
best-seller, selling out the first printing within the first day of
release, and eventually selling about a million copies within one month.
To date, no English translation has been announced.
Prior to the 1Q84's publication, the author stated that he would not
reveal anything about the book, following criticism that leaks had
diminished his previous book's novelty. 1Q84 was noted for heavy advance
orders despite this secrecy,
Some critics believe 1Q84's title is a reference to George Orwell's
classic Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the Japanese word for the number nine
is pronounced "ky?". One professor believes that the title is a
reference to Lu Xun's novella The True Story of Ah Q. A certain one
interprets the title as "IQ84" (intelligence quotient 84).
Such speculation aside, 1Q84 is an intentional authorial reference to
Orwell's novel, as well as being the name given by Aomame, one of the
two protagonists, to the year 1984 which she is experiencing--a year out
of time, separated mysteriously (a la Murakami) from the "actual" 1984.
It has nothing to do with intelligence quotients or Ah Q.
1Q84 is described as a "complex and surreal narrative" which "shifts
back and forth between tales of two characters, a man and a woman, who
are searching for each other." The themes consist of murder, history,
cult religion, violence, family ties and love.
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