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UNINA9910809500203321 |
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Autore |
Strecher Matthew Carl |
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Titolo |
The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami [[electronic resource]] |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Japan -- Fiction |
Murakami, Haruki, 1949- -- Criticism and interpretation |
Short stories, Japanese -- Translations into English |
Languages & Literatures |
East Asian Languages & Literatures |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Power of the "Story"; 1 New Words, New Worlds; 2 Into the Mad, Metaphysical Realm; 3 Gods and Oracles, Fate and Mythology; 4 Murakami Haruki as Literary Journalist; 5 Forbidden Dreams from "Over There"; Epilogue: The Roads Not Taken; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 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.Fervently acclaimed worldwide, Murakami's wildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds with |
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