{"product_id":"the-forbidden-worlds-of-haruki-murakami-paperback","title":"The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Carl Strecher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an \"other world\" composed of language--it could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel or forest--a narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakami's characters and readers alike. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterparts--people without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking machines that traverse the dark psychic underworld of this writer's extraordinary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFervently acclaimed worldwide, Murakami's wildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds within worlds uncharted territory. Finally in this book readers will find a map to the strange realm that grounds virtually every aspect of Murakami's writing. A journey through the enigmatic and baffling innermost mind, a metaphysical dimension where Murakami's most bizarre scenes and characters lurk, \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami \u003c\/i\u003eexposes the psychological and mythological underpinnings of this other world. Matthew Carl Strecher shows how these considerations color Murakami's depictions of the individual and collective soul, which constantly shift between the tangible and intangible but in this literary landscape are undeniably real. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these otherworldly depths \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami\u003c\/i\u003e also charts the writer's vivid \"inner world,\" whether unconscious or underworld (what some Japanese critics call \u003ci\u003eachiragawa\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"over there\"), and its connectivity to language. Strecher covers all of Murakami's work--including his efforts as a literary journalist--and concludes with the first full-length close reading of the writer's newest novel, \u003ci\u003eColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Carl Strecher is associate professor of Japanese language, literature, and culture at Winona State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDances with Sheep: The Quest for Identity in the Fiction of Haruki Murakami \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHaruki Murakami's The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Reader's Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757867729184,"sku":"9780816691982","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/94ef8b115e9631addd553b74ec50309b.webp?v=1780113574","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-forbidden-worlds-of-haruki-murakami-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}