After The Quake

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Haruki Murakami - After The Quake (Vintage International Edition)
Synopsis:

The Six stories in Haruki Murakami's mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami's characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman.

An electronics salesman who has been abruptly deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package - and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who has been raised to view himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may or may not be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. As haunting as dreams, as potent as oracles, the stories in after the quake are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today.




Another book from my favorite author, Haruki Murakami. This one is a compilation of his short stories. After The Quake contains six different short stories strung together with a connecting lines, the big earthquake in Kobe. All of them are Murakami typical writing, absurd and mysterious yet somewhat familiar.


  • Ufo in Kushiro
  • Landscape with Flatiron
  • All God's Children Can Dance (download here)
  • Thailand
  • Super-frog Saves Tokyo
  • Honey Pie
My favorite story is Super-frog Saves Tokyo and All God Children's Can Dance. Haruki Murakami has put animal in his work. Cat, sheep, fish, and now frog. Not a usual frog but the big-giant frog. The frog can speak, enter your house, then tell you that you have to help him to save Tokyo city from the big earthquake. The only way to save Tokyo from the earthquake is fighting with the worm in the ground. The big-giant worm inside the ground.

Well, quite absurd. ^^


I just can't get enough of Haruki Murakami books, can I?! ^^

 

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