Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World
4 journalers for this copy...
This is a narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and post modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel, "Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" is the tour de force that expanced Haruki Murakami's international following, tracking one man's descent into the kafkaesque underworld farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy. The result is a wildly inventive fantasy and a meditation on the many uses of the mind.
Unlike anything I have read by Murakami before. I was entranced by the story.
Unlike anything I have read by Murakami before. I was entranced by the story.
Journal Entry 2 by mafarrimond at Soffitta1's Asia Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 25, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (1/25/2010 UTC) at Soffitta1's Asia Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Adding to soffitta1's Asian Bookbox
Adding to soffitta1's Asian Bookbox
Arrived in my Asia Bookbox.
Journal Entry 4 by soffitta1 at Soffitta1's Oceania & Islands Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 8, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (7/10/2010 UTC) at Soffitta1's Oceania & Islands Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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In the Oceania & Islands bookbox.
taken from the bookbox. I love Murakami so this straight away grabbed my eye. Will read and pass on
Journal Entry 6 by Linrstex at -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Friday, August 13, 2021
Bought several books by Murakami a few months ago and only looked inside now
