BOOK: Murakami's 1Q84 (an Orwellian Tale)

[Ryan Goble]

Just last week I posted Orwell 1984 + Apple 1984 this week I was reminded that I wanted to make sur Brit lit and World Lit fans know about Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new book 1Q84.  Here is the US book trailer...

According to the Amazon page it "A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers."

So should you decide to explore this text w/ Orwell be sure to check out:
- The NPR Review - '1Q84': Murakami's Orwellian Best-Seller Now In U.S.
- The NYT Review - A Tokyo With Two Moons and Many More Puzzles
- An interesting fact vs. fiction blurb from Wired - 1Q84 Transports Readers to Bizarro Version of 1984