![]() ![]() Tengo is a reticent genius who is involved in a controversial behind the closed doors deal to ghost-write a novel. Aomame is a powerful, liberated woman who delivers justice in her own vigilante style. The plot is about two people living in Tokyo, 1984. Hence this review of the first volume only. May be that is why 1Q84 was first published as three volumes, each installment at a time, making readers wait. Murakami always keeps the reader behind a veil – never giving away too much, keeping the reader wanting more and hanging in the balance. 9 sounds like Q in Japanese, hence the replacement. ![]() ![]() 1Q84 (as the title goes) is a play on 1984 by George Orwell. My love-affair (so to say) with Murakami started with Sputnik Sweetheart in 2001 and it has been eleven years now and it is still going strong. ![]() So somewhere down the line, I was expecting the writing technique and the plot and sub-plots to consist of the regular elements: Parallel universes, Jazz, Classical Music, Strange creatures and situations, estranged lives, loss of love and a deep identity crisis. I have been an ardent fan of all his books and devoured all of them. I have just finished the first part of 1Q84 – a three-book volume by Murakami and I have to admit that the guy will never fade or let go of his writing prowess. I think reviewing a Murakami novel is sometimes far more difficult than reading one. Translators: Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel ![]()
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