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By the author of "A Wild Sheep Chase", which won the Noma Literary Award for New Writers, this novel combines science-fiction, satire and a warning of the dangerous powers of corporations.
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widely-read and controversial writer, author of A Wild Sheep Chase, hurtles into the consciousness of the West with this narrative about a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters--not to mention Bob Dylan and Lauren Bacall.
About the Author
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, and the most recent of his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J.M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V.S. Naipaul.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0241131448
- ISBN 13 9780241131442
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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The Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World: A Novel
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ISBN 10: 0241131448
ISBN 13: 9780241131442
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Hardcover. First British edition (& 1st printing). Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum. First printing with ''1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2'' on copyright page. This UK edition is much more uncommon than the US 1st edition. Page edges just a little browned else a fine copy in an almost fine dustjacket, a little light edge wear in several places. Seller Inventory # 10825
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The hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: A novel
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0241131448
ISBN 13: 9780241131442
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami. Published by Hamish Hamilton in 1991. The book and dust jacket are in fine condition and have never been read. First printing of the first edition hardcover. Now protected in a removable archival quality mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699302047789
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THE HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD: A NOVEL . Translated by Alfred Birnbaum
Published by
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0241131448
ISBN 13: 9780241131442
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Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First British edition, first printing with "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page. "An unnamed but decidedly hard-boiled detective takes on a strange case involving a brilliant but naive elderly scientist, his beautiful, apparently mute granddaughter, some very strange technology, and what appear to be kappas, traditional Japanese monsters. In alternating chapters a different unnamed narrator visits a town at the end of the world, where things aren't what they seem and unicorns are common. This strange and surrealistic novel by a mainstream writer who occasionally strays into genre territory is heavily influenced by the cyberpunks." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-792. The author's fourth novel and his second to be translated into English. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-792. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with £14.99 price printed on front flap. (#158572). Seller Inventory # 158572
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