Haruki Murakami : 1Q84 books 1 - 3 first edition UK proof copies x 2 (book 2 signed by Philip Gabriel) - SOLD OUT
Presenting a 2-volume pair of rare proofs - english language (UK) editions. Both in excellent unread condition (although note - the back cover of volume 2 (book 3) does have a light crease to the bottom corner). Volume 1 (books 1 and 2) is signed and dated by the translator Jay Rubin - volume 2 (book 3) is signed and dated by the translator Dr J Philip Gabriel.
Please also see my separate page for the signed limited editions.
The first printing in Japan sold out on the first day of sale. It sold over a million copies in its first month after publication.
Synopsis : The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize. A seventeen-year-old girl possessed of a mysterious beauty has just entered her first work of fiction to this competition but can't really be called a writer. Her story seems to be based on her own experiences, but it deviates greatly from what is expected of fiction and moves people in mysterious ways. Is her story really true? While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times intentionally, they come closer and closer to meeting. Eventually the two of them notice that they are indispensable to each other. Is it possible for them to ever meet in the real world?
Please also see my separate page for the signed limited editions.
The first printing in Japan sold out on the first day of sale. It sold over a million copies in its first month after publication.
Synopsis : The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize. A seventeen-year-old girl possessed of a mysterious beauty has just entered her first work of fiction to this competition but can't really be called a writer. Her story seems to be based on her own experiences, but it deviates greatly from what is expected of fiction and moves people in mysterious ways. Is her story really true? While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times intentionally, they come closer and closer to meeting. Eventually the two of them notice that they are indispensable to each other. Is it possible for them to ever meet in the real world?
Volume 2 (book 3) signed and publication-dated by Dr J Philip Gabriel (translator).
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