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1Q84 (単行本)
First published in Japan by Shinchosha. Book 1 (ISBN 978-4103534228, 554 pages) and Book 2 (ISBN 978-4103534235, 501 pages) were both published on May 29, 2009. Book 3 (ISBN 978-4103534259, 602 pages) was published on April 16, 2010 US UK Hardcover: 368 pages (Book 3) The first two volumes translated by Jay Rubin and the third by Philip Gabriel Order 1Q84 Vol 1 from Amazon UK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RRP: $39.95,
ISBN: 9781846555497, It's also available as a ebook (epub format) for a very expensive $39.99
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synopsis “1Q84” -- the letter Q and the number 9 have the same pronunciation in Japanese -- is Murakami’s first novel in more than four years. It opens with a woman named Aomame, which means “blue bean,” listening to Czech composer Leos Janacek’s “Sinfonietta” in a Toyota Crown Royal Saloon cab. The chapters alternate between Aomame and a male character named Tengo. 1Q84 is described as a "complex and surreal narrative" which "shifts back and forth between tales of two characters, a man and a woman, who are searching for each other." The themes consist of murder, history, cult religion, violence, family ties and love. from amazon.co.uk The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize. A seventeen-year-old girl possessed of a mysterious beauty has just entered her first work of fiction to this competition but can't really be called a writer. Her story seems to be based on her own experiences, but it deviates greatly from what is expected of fiction and moves people in mysterious ways. Is her story really true? While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times intentionally, they come closer and closer to meeting. Eventually the two of them notice that they are indispensable to each other. Is it possible for them to ever meet in the real world? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can now download a free sampler of the first two chapters of 1Q84.(Sadly only available in the UK) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------1Q84's first chapter is on Facebook now. To access it, fans must "like" the Haruki Murakami Facebook page ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Book Bench: This Week in Fiction: Haruki Murakami Murakami chats with the New Yorker Magazine's fiction editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Town of Cats”, an excerpt from 1Q84' has been publised by the New Yorker ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haruki Murakami's translator on what makes the pop-smash writer tick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brief anticipatory pieces from the Guardian and Independent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chip Kidd Discusses the Book Jacket for Haruki Murakami’s Forthcoming Novel 1Q84
Very nice article on the design process for Chip Kidds cover for 1Q84
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reviews / articles Round up of some of the many 1Q84 reviews NY Times Sunday Book Review A couple of interesting articles on 1Q84 translators Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel An interview with Jay Rubin from Harvard's The Crimson Publishing Weekly - Six Questions for Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami's Translator, By Parul Sehgal ______________________________________ Murakami reveals plans for third installment of '1Q84' novel - In a interview with the Mainichi Daliy News, Japan Murakami reveals plans for third installment of '1Q84' novel. After printing over 2 million copies for part 1 and 2 Murakami hopes to have part 3 published next summer. Asked for his reason for continuing the story, Murakami said ' I began wondering how things were going to unfold, and realized I wanted to write the third book' '1Q84' Is Murakami’s New Masterpiece - The Korea Times review by Chung Ah-young Bloomberg reports that unprecedented demand for Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, “1Q84,” has forced its Japanese publisher to double the first print run of the title, the company’s fastest-selling ever. Shinchosha Publishing Co. is doubling the first print run of Book 1 to 400,000 copies, and will also boost printing of Book 2 to 370,000 copies from 180,000. In the second part to Murakami's new interview - Sex, violence 'doors into the human soul' - with The Yomiuri Shimbun, he talks about 1Q84 and how society has changed since he was first published in 1979 Murakami's '1Q84': A delicately constructed parallel world - review from The Mainichi Daily News Murakami reveals Orwell and Aum as twin inspirations for new novel - 1Q84 draws on his interviews with cult's victims and fulfils longheld ambition to write a kind of 'near-past' 1984 - by Alison Flood, The Guardian 26th June 2009 What is the parallel world in Murakami's new novel '1Q84' - The Mainichi Daily News answers common questions readers may have about the parallel world discussed in Haruki Murakami's new novel "1Q84." Loss and Recovery 1q84 and Murakami's Sunken Continent - Daniel MORALES has just published on Neojaponisme an essential article/review on 1Q84 Daniel Morales at howtojaponese.com is live blogging the release over the weekend. You can read more about the live blog here and here and follow Daniels progress from the main page of his site. Daniel has also posted an interesting note about the speculation around with novels subject matter. I would highly recommend checking out Daniel's site. The Millions entery on the release - check out the comments for an interesting discussion on when the English translation will appear and if it will be cut in size, like A Wind Up Bird Chronicle. Also there's more on the 1Q84 specilation by Ben Dooley at The Millions There's been a supprising amount of English language coverage - most stating how, even before 1Q84 hits the stores, Murakami's new novel is a hit in Japan . - The Guardian shinchosha's official 1Q84 site Scott Esposito take on the new novel in Conversational Reading
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