Haruki Murakami: customarily shunning the light of day
Interesting book review in Salon for a new novel from cult Japanese author Haruki Murakami. He’s on the list of author’s I’ve been meaning to read for some time. His latest ofering is a novella called After Dark
“After Dark”
Think of “After Dark” as a choice literary palate cleanser, one of the slender novels Haruki Murakami releases between the publication of major works like “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” or “Kafka on the Shore.” It takes place over the course of a single night in Tokyo, and its inspiration is clearly the nocturnal paintings of Edward Hopper (a comparison the author himself draws). All but one of the novel’s characters have chosen to stay up all night — working, playing, roaming and engaging in those less than savory activities that customarily shun the light of day. These are Murakami’s people, lonely wanderers and misfits parked under the fluorescent lights of all-night diners and cafes, listening to old jazz and lost in their own unfathomable thoughts. Read on here…
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