The City and Its Uncertain Walls: The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of Norwegian Wood

A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times. STEP INTO THE CITY. . . When a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own. When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library - a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he's willing to lose. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times. 'A love letter to books, libraries and librarians' Financial Times , Books of the Year PRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI 'The world's most popular cult novelist' Guardian 'Wild and thrilling. . . Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked' Sunday Times ' Totally gripping' Daily Express 'It's safe to say that there's no one like Murakami' Literary Review 'No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades' Financial Times EAN: 9781787304475 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 19.11.2024 Autoren: Murakami, Haruki Übersetzung: Gabriel, Philip Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 464 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Magical Realism Keyword: gifts for book lovers; japanese fiction; sunday times bestseller; fiction books; new books 2024; gifts for him; sunday times bestsellers; best seller books; top books; classic; literature; fantasy; surreal; literary fiction; christmas gifts; christmas presents for adults; japan; bestseller; nobel; libraries; library; japanese; norwegian wood; booker Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Japanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Japan / Roman, Erzählung, Humor Fachkategorie: Magischer Realismus~Belletristik in Übersetzung~Metaphysische / philosophische Belletristik~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Tod, Trauer, Verlust~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben Imprint-Titels: Harvill Secker Länge: 240 mm Breite: 156 mm