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After the Quake: Short Stories by Haruki Murakami (Vintage John Gall Cover) Rare
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Short Stories
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780375713279
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375713271
ISBN-13
9780375713279
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2415782
Product Key Features
Book Title
After the Quake : Stories
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Magical Realism, Literary
Publication Year
2003
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-038829
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Ushers the reader into a hallucinatory world where the real and surreal merge and overlap, where dreams and real-life nightmares are impossible to tell apart." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious. . . . Murakami's crisp, accomplished stories in After the Quake have great immediacy." -The Seattle Times "One of the great Japanese exports." -Details "Unexpectedly powerful. . . . Moving." -The New York Times Book Review "Both mysterious and somehow quite familiar." Alan Cheuse, San Francisco Chronicle "In these stories . . . Murakami proves himself to be almost as fantasticand as heroicas his creations." Elle "Trim, beautiful, diamond sharp, and profoundly layered in . . . mystical symbolism and daily absurdities. Murakami's evocations of grace and possible redemption are startling, dangerous, and moving." O, The Oprah Magazine "Haruki Murakami remains one of the most accessible Japanese writers for Western readers." LA Times "Spare yet richly mysterious and emotionally prismatic, these unpredictable tales explore the subtle ways the earthquake affected those who live far from its epicenter yet who are nonetheless shaken to their very core. . . .Haunting." Booklist (starred review) "Murakami has written a series of deeply evocative stories." Tulsa Today "The stories here are well-crafted and lyrical . . . They are sometimes absurd, sometimes quite funny, but they all have real epiphanies and real moments of feeling." Rocky Mountain News, "Ushers the reader into a hallucinatory world where the real and surreal merge and overlap, where dreams and real-life nightmares are impossible to tell apart." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious. . . . Murakami's crisp, accomplished stories in After the Quake have great immediacy." - The Seattle Times "One of the great Japanese exports." - Details "Unexpectedly powerful. . . . Moving." - The New York Times Book Review "Both mysterious and somehow quite familiar ." Alan Cheuse, San Francisco Chronicle "In these stories . . . Murakami proves himself to be almost as fantasticand as heroicas his creations." Elle "Trim, beautiful, diamond sharp, and profoundly layered in . . . mystical symbolism and daily absurdities. Murakami's evocations of grace and possible redemption are startling, dangerous, and moving." O, The Oprah Magazine "Haruki Murakami remains one of the most accessible Japanese writers for Western readers." LA Times "Spare yet richly mysterious and emotionally prismatic, these unpredictable tales explore the subtle ways the earthquake affected those who live far from its epicenter yet who are nonetheless shaken to their very core. . . .Haunting." Booklist (starred review) "Murakami has written a series of deeply evocative stories." Tulsa Today "The stories here are well-crafted and lyrical . . . They are sometimes absurd, sometimes quite funny, but they all have real epiphanies and real moments of feeling." Rocky Mountain News, "Ushers the reader into a hallucinatory world where the real and surreal merge and overlap, where dreams and real-life nightmares are impossible to tell apart." -Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious. . . . Murakami's crisp, accomplished stories inAfter the Quakehave great immediacy." -The Seattle Times "One of the great Japanese exports."-Details "Unexpectedly powerful. . . . Moving." -The New York Times Book Review "Both mysterious and somehow quite familiar." Alan Cheuse,San Francisco Chronicle "In these stories . . . Murakami proves himself to be almost as fantasticand as heroicas his creations." Elle "Trim, beautiful, diamond sharp, and profoundly layered in . . . mystical symbolism and daily absurdities. Murakami's evocations of grace and possible redemption are startling, dangerous, and moving." O, The Oprah Magazine "Haruki Murakami remains one of the most accessible Japanese writers for Western readers." LA Times "Spare yet richly mysterious and emotionally prismatic, these unpredictable tales explore the subtle ways the earthquake affected those who live far from its epicenter yet who are nonetheless shaken to their very core. . . .Haunting." Booklist(starred review) "Murakami has written a series of deeply evocative stories." Tulsa Today "The stories here are well-crafted and lyrical . . . They are sometimes absurd, sometimes quite funny, but they all have real epiphanies and real moments of feeling." Rocky Mountain News From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
895.6/35
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, the mesmerizing stories in After the Quake are as haunting as dreams and as potent as oracles. An electronics salesman who has been deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package-- and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who views himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. The six stories in this collection come from the deep and mysterious place where the human meets the inhuman--and are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today., The stories in this mesmerizing new collection are set at the time of the 1995 Kobe earthquake that claimed thousands of lives and rent the social fabric of Japan.
LC Classification Number
PL856.U673 K36 2002
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