In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by the Kobe earthquake and the poison gas attacks in the Tokyo subways. By a world-class writer, this is a short but powerful book whose importance is emphasized by its hideous timeliness, and whose great gift is both comfort and understanding.
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In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by the Kobe earthquake and the poison gas attacks in the Tokyo subways. By a world-class writer, this is a short but powerful book whose importance is emphasized by its hideous timeliness, and whose great gift is both comfort and understanding.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($21.00 price intact). Published by Knopf, 2002. Octavo. Black boards over red boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of this book of stories from celebrated writer, Haruki Murakami. 181 pages. ISBN: 9780375413902. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Trade PB. 8vo. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 2002. 181 pgs. Uncorrected Proof. Issued in orange wraps with black titles present to the front wrapper. Mock-up of the DJ present as the FFEP. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. The uncorrected proof for Murakami's second story collection, comprised of six pieces written in the wake of Japan's 1995 earthquake in Kobe. 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. EB; 7.1 X 5.0 X 0.8 inches; 192 pages.