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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other formats:Other titles in the Vintage International series:After the Quake: Storiesby Haruki Murakami
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by two events: the Kobe earthquake, in January, which destroyed thousands of lives, and the poison-gas attacks in the Tokyo subways in March, during the morning rush hour. Following these twin disasters, Haruki Murakami abandoned his life abroad and returned home to confront his country?s grief. The subway attack led to his recent Underground. And out of the quake come these six stories, set in the months between natural catastrophe and man-made terrorism. His characters find their resolutely normal everyday lives undone by events even more surreal (yet somehow believable) than we have come to expect in his fiction.
An electronics salesman, abruptly deserted by his wife, is entrusted to deliver a mysterious package but gets more than he bargained for at the receiving end; a Thai chauffeur takes his troubled charge to a seer, who penetrates her deepest sorrow; and, in the unforgettable title story, a boy acknowledges a shattering secret about his past that will change his life forever. But the most compelling character of all is the earthquake itself — slipping into and out of view almost imperceptibly, but nonetheless reaching deep into the lives of these forlorn citizens of the apocalypse. The terrible damage visible all around is, in fact, less extreme than the inconsolable howl of a nation indelibly scarred — an experience in which Murakami discovers many truths about compassion, courage, and the nature of human suffering. Review:“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 Review:“In these stories . . . Murakami proves himself to be almost as fantastic–and as heroic–as his creations.” –Elle Review:“Unexpectedly powerful. . . . Moving.” —The New York Times Book Review Review:“Both mysterious and somehow quite familiar.” –Alan Cheuse, San Francisco Chronicle Review:“Haruki Murakami remains one of the most accessible Japanese writers for Western readers.” –LA Times Review:“Murakami has written a series of deeply evocative stories.” –Tulsa Today Review:“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 About the AuthorBorn in Kyoto, Japan, in 1949, Haruki Murakami grew up in Kobe and now lives near Tokyo. The most recent of his many honors is the Yomiuri Literary Prize, whose previous recipients include Yukio Mishima, Kenzaburo Oe, and Kobo Abe. His work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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