{"product_id":"1q84-haruki-murakami-paperback","title":"1Q84 -- Haruki Murakami, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"A tremendous accomplishment. It does every last blessed thing a masterpiece is supposed to--and a few things we never even knew to expect.\"\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brilliant . . . an irresistibly engaging literary fantasy.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 --\"Q is for 'question mark.' A world that bears a question.\" Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Aomame's and Tengo's narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's--\u003ci\u003e1Q84\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.84 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.2\" L x 2.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780307476463\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737727533355,"sku":"9780307476463","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780307476463_0980d02d-45a2-43e5-ad56-12dae654bad7.jpg?v=1774777761","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/1q84-haruki-murakami-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}