Haruki Murakami After Dark 2008 Vintage 2008

Synopsis

<b>*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, <i>THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS</i>, NOW*<br> <br> Reality bends all the more acutely with lack of sleep in this stunning novel from the master of the surreal.</b><br> <br> <i>Eyes mark the shape of the city</i><br> <br> The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed- a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help.<br> <br> Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00-00, a hint of life flickers across the television screen in her room, even though it's plug has been pulled out.<br> <br> Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?<br> <br> <b>'A captivating mood piece, delicate and wistful' <i>Evening Standard</i></b>