925 sivua ; 24 cm, 925 sidor
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Publicerades 13 november 2011 av Harvill Secker.
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1Q84 (いちきゅうはちよん, Ichi-Kyū-Hachi-Yon, stylized in the Japanese cover as "ichi-kew-hachi-yon") is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–10. It covers a fictionalized year of 1984 in parallel with a "real" one. The novel is a story of how a woman named Aomame begins to notice strange changes occurring in the world. She is quickly caught up in a plot involving Sakigake, a religious cult, and her childhood love, Tengo, and embarks on a journey to discover what is "real". The novel's first printing sold out on the day it was released and sales reached a million within a month. The English-language edition of all three volumes, with the first two volumes translated by Jay Rubin and the third by Philip Gabriel, was released in North America and the United Kingdom on October 25, 2011. An excerpt from the novel appeared …
1Q84 (いちきゅうはちよん, Ichi-Kyū-Hachi-Yon, stylized in the Japanese cover as "ichi-kew-hachi-yon") is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–10. It covers a fictionalized year of 1984 in parallel with a "real" one. The novel is a story of how a woman named Aomame begins to notice strange changes occurring in the world. She is quickly caught up in a plot involving Sakigake, a religious cult, and her childhood love, Tengo, and embarks on a journey to discover what is "real". The novel's first printing sold out on the day it was released and sales reached a million within a month. The English-language edition of all three volumes, with the first two volumes translated by Jay Rubin and the third by Philip Gabriel, was released in North America and the United Kingdom on October 25, 2011. An excerpt from the novel appeared in the September 5, 2011 issue of The New Yorker magazine as "Town of Cats". The first chapter of 1Q84 had also been read as an excerpt in the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space in New York. While well received in Japan, 1Q84 was met with mixed reviews from international critics, who condemned the novel's excessive repetition, clichéd writing, clumsy styling and unyielding plot. Literary Review nominated one excerpt from the book for its annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award.
Ämnen
- Aomame (fiktiivinen hahmo)
- Kawana, Tengo (fiktiivinen hahmo)
- psykologiset romaanit
- maaginen realismi
- jännityskirjallisuus
- rakkausromaanit
- intertekstuaalisuus Vuonna 1984
- murha kosto
- huijaus kirjailijat
- kaukorakkaus
- pedofilia epäily
- pako uskonnolliset yhteisöt
- lapsuus traumat
- pelastus maailma
- lapsuudenystävät rakastetut
- palkkamurhaajat naiset
- opettajat miehet
- yliluonnolliset olennot
- uskonnolliset yhteisöt Sakigake
- kaupungit Japani Tokio 1984
- rinnakkaiset maailmat 1Q84
- englanninkielinen kirjallisuus