{"product_id":"9781784878917","title":"End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland","description":"\u003cp\u003eA special hardback edition of Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece, in a new, unabridged translation from Jay Rubin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel, End of the World and Hard-boiled Wonderland is the tour de force that expanded Haruki Murakami's international following.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, Murakami unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is a newly unabridged translation from long-time Murakami collaborator, Jay Rubin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable writer...he captures the common ache of contemporary heart and head' Jay McInerney\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49648926163192,"sku":"EB_LI0708_E05-10_SYDNEY","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781784878917-1.jpg?v=1785096169","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781784878917","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}