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Winner of the Tanizaki Literary prize (the Japanese equivalent of the Pulitzer), by acclaimed young Japanese novelist Murakami: a stunning combination of the contemporary and brash with elegiac allegory, all topped off by a strong measure of cyberpunk. The ``hard-boiled'' hero, 35 and divorced, is a man of possessions--a collection of imported whiskeys; interests--old American movies and cooking; but no emotions. Which, coupled with his brilliant work on computers, makes him the ideal candidate for a mysterious aging scientist holed up under the sewers of Tokyo. Here, protected by a waterfall and by flesh-devouring creatures, the INKlings, from the two competing information organizations that control everything in the country, the scientist has devised a perfect secret code by operating on the brains of selected computer workers. The hero, summoned to the scientist's lair, is presented with a unicorn's skull and told of a project called ``The End of the World.'' Alternating between these encounters with the scientist, the scientist's granddaughter, and bully-boys bent on finding out what he knows, there is the story of the ancient walled town at the end of the world. In this home of one-horned beasts, a young man arrives, is separated from his shadow, and is set to work interpreting the dreams of the skulls in the library. The two worlds increasingly connect and at the end fuse, with the hero, though certifiably dead, for the first time morally and emotionally alive and resistant to the society's pervasive control of the individual. One of those rare postmodern novels that is as intellectually profound as stylistically accomplished, by a writer with a bold and original vision. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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The last surviving victim of an experiment that implanted the subjects' heads with electrodes that decipher coded messages is the unnamed narrator of this excellent book by Murakami, one of Japan's best-selling novelists and winner of the prestigious Tanizaki prize. Half the chapters are set in Tokyo, where the narrator negotiates underground worlds populated by INKlings, dodges opponents of both sides of a raging high-tech infowar, and engages in an affair with a beautiful librarian with a gargantuan appetite. In alternating chapters he tries to reunite with his mind and his shadow, from which he has been severed by the grim, dark "replacement" consciousness implanted in him by a dotty neurophysiologist. Both worlds share the unearthly theme of unicorn skulls that moan and glow. Murakami's fast-paced style, full of hip internationalism, slangy allegory, and intrigue, has been adroitly translated. Murakami is also author of A Wild Sheep Chase ( LJ 10/15/89); his new work is recommended for academic libraries and public libraries emphasizing serious contemporary fiction.
- D.E. Perushek, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- D.E. Perushek, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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This is simply the best book I have ever read! I was hooked from the first page and drawn into the world of the narrator as subtly as one is drawn into a dream. The linking of the subconscious and conscious elements of the mind are at work here, and this is what makes this book all at once so wonderful, disturbing and enlightening. It is a psychological masterpiece and lays bare the interconnectedness of all things- the people in our lives, the places, the choices we make, our dreams, desires, longings and regrets and most importantly, the often inexplicable and enigmatic relationship between our subconscious and conscious mind. The masterful way Murakami interweaves the chapters begins with a divergent simplicity and gradually progresses to a complex, synchronistic web/mandala in which all points share a beginning yet have no end.
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This is my favorite Murakami novel. As another reviewer pointed out, it's quite hard to describe as Murakami defines convention. But, its prose (and the translation) is magical, the story captivating and the events contained therein indescribeably beautiful and mysterious. This novel haunted me for months after I read it. Writing this review is making me want to pick it up again. It will blow you away.
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is the most fantastically written, intriguing, meaningful, exciting, page-turner of a book that I have read in my eighteen years on this planet. It combines two stories (which are, in fact, one), both so intriguing that I couldn't put the book down. (Neither could my mother or older brother.) Murakami's prose is incredibly vivid and action-packed, like a well-filmed movie or a fantastic dream. This may sound artificial, but his writing, in content and style, completely sucked me in and immediately had me hooked and craving more. The characters are fascinating, from the brilliant, American pop-culture-oriented protagonist who also happens to be an extremely "hard-boiled," split-brained, logical thinker, to the young woman who smells of watermelon and whose specialty is a cucumber sandwich. This story has something for everyone. It has futuristic theories on the power of computers; mysterious men who smash pr! ivate property, make threats, and disappear; unicorns; spirituality; creepy underground scenes with creatures reminiscent of Gremlins or Golum; and discussion of American and Japanese popular cultures. There's something for the mystery-lover, the sci-fi- and fantasy-lover, the romantic, the thrill-seeker, and the anthropologist in everyone. More than that, it offers beauty and hope. I recommend it to all.
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Brilliant!
Cyberpunk darf wohl als eines der subkulturellen Topthemen der zweiten Hälfte der 80er Jahre gelten. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 6 Monaten von Roger[at]teilzeithelden.de veröffentlicht
The Best Book I've Read in Some Time
Wrought with moments of wonder and sweet sadness, a thing of great beauty which, although fantastical rings astoundingly true, Murakami's HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Juni 2000 von Kelli
everything that rises must converge
i read murakami's the wind-up bird chronicle and enjoyed it so much that i picked up another. i was very happy when i read this book and found that it was even greater. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. April 2000 von Scott Lefaive
Oddly lovely
At first this novel had me utterly confused, because I failed to read the dustjacket, and I did not realize it was one novel, not two unrelated short stories. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Dezember 1999 von Charlise Tiee
Definitely not for everyone
I bought this on a whim...I've since read everything Murakami has written and Birnbaum translated ("Wind-Up Bird" being the exception, different translator). Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
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Interesting; I had never read a negative review of anything by Murakami until I glanced over this page. The negative reviews are interesting, and in a way I see their point. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Oktober 1999 von 777
yay! his novels are as good as his short stories!
this book is the one you must read to understand why Murakami is so great. the ending is so great, I just love it so much. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Juli 1999 von P. Gorey
Don't Bother.
I picked this book up on a whim -- I was looking for something by a contemporary Japanese author -- and somehow made it through. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
murakami at his best- wacky, full of meaning
after finishing the latest murakami translation (south of the border, west of the sun) i wanted to go back to his earlier work. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. April 1999 veröffentlicht
One of the best books I've ever bought on a whim...
I purchased this book on a whim - the descriptions sounded interesting enough to merit a look.
Boy was I stunned by it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. April 1999 veröffentlicht
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