Colorless tsukuru tazaki and his years of pilgrimage : a novel
by Murakami, Haruki, 1949- (Author)
Summary
"Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the long-awaited new novel -- a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan -- from the award-winning, internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami. Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru... Full description
Summary: |
"Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the long-awaited new novel -- a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan -- from the award-winning, internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami. Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages."--Provided by publisher. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published in Japanese as "Shikisai o motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to kare no junrei no toshi." |
Physical Description: |
386 pages ; 19 cm |
ISBN: |
9780385352109 (hardback) 0385352107 (hardback) 9780385352116 (ebook) 0385352115 (ebook) 9780804170123 (paperback) 0804170126 (paperback) |
Author Notes: |
He writes both fiction and non-fiction works. His fiction works include Norwegian Wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, The Strange Library, and Men Without Women. Several of his stories have been adapted for the stage and as films. His nonfiction works include What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. He has received numerous literary awards including the Franz Kafka Prize for Kafka on the Shore, the Yomiuri Prize for The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and the Jerusalem Prize. He has translated into Japanese literature written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Carver, Truman Capote, John Irving, and Paul Theroux. (Bowker Author Biography) |