5/25/2023 0 Comments A hard boiled wonderland![]() ![]() are set on fast-forward: raucous, slangy, irreverent. And now having read Norwegian Wood, I realize the movie really does not do the book justice, and it’s also unfortunate that what I now see as his book with the least Murakaminess is his most popular. has captured the crazed, surreal feel of Murakami's Japanese." - The Times (London) So far, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is my favorite, so I’m probably going to like the more surreal works the best. a combination of Kafka's castle, Borges's library, and the Prisoner's TV village." - Village Voice Literary Supplement ![]() "An intertwining DNA model of seemingly contrary elements. " mix of American fun and Japanese dread." -Esquire He is wry, absurd, and desolate." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Murakami's gift is for ironic observations that hint at something graver. "Rich in action, suspense, odd characters and unexpected trifles. a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka." - Philadelphia Inquirer Murakami adept at deadpan wit, outrageous style." - Los Angeles Times Magazine ![]() "He has become the foremost representative of a new style of Japanese writing: hip, cynical, highly stylized, set at the juncture of cyberpunk, postmodernism, and hard-boiled detective fiction. The album features rapper Cadence Weapon, psych pop artist Tess Parks, and an array of the Toronto music scene, including members of Orville Peck, Tallies, Vallens, Zoon, Sauna, Fake Palms. a world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks." - The Washington Post Book World "Murakami's bold willingness to go straight over the top a signal indication of his genius. ![]()
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