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1Q84
Sign in to savethumb|right|US edition of 1Q84, first published in 2011 by Knopf is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–2010. It covers a fictionalized year of 1984 in parallel with a "real" one. The novel is a story of how a woman named Aomame begins to notice strange changes occurring in the world. She is quickly caught up in a plot involving Sakigake, a religious cult, and her childhood love, Tengo, and embarks on a journey to discover what is "real".
Key facts
- Book.name
- 1Q84
- Book.translator
- Jay RubinPhilip Gabriel
- Book.image
- 1Q84bookcover.png
- Book.caption
- Cover of Book 1
- Book.author
- Haruki Murakami
- Book.country
- Japan
- Book.language
- Japanese
- Book.genre
- Alternate history, parallel worlds
- Book.publisher
- Shinchosha
- Book.release_date
- May 29, 2009 April 16, 2010
- Book.english_pub_date
- October 25, 2011
- Book.media_type
- Print (hardcover)
- Book.pages
- 928
- Book.isbn
- 978-0-307-59331-3
- Book.oclc
- 701017688
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Plot summary
- Main characters
- Publication history
- Background information
- Cultural influences
- Religious themes
- Critical response
- Awards and honors
- References
- External links
thumb|right|US edition of 1Q84, first published in 2011 by Knopf is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–2010. It covers a fictionalized year of 1984 in parallel with a "real" one. The novel is a story of how a woman named Aomame begins to notice strange changes occurring in the world. She is quickly caught up in a plot involving Sakigake, a religious cult, and her childhood love, Tengo, and embarks on a journey to discover what is "real".
The novel's first printing sold out on the day it was released and sales reached a million within a month. The English-language edition of all three volumes, with the first two volumes translated by Jay Rubin and the third by Philip Gabriel, was released in North America and the United Kingdom on October 25, 2011. An excerpt from the novel appeared in the September 5, 2011 issue of The New Yorker magazine as "Town of Cats". The first chapter of 1Q84 had also been read as an excerpt in the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space in New York.