NIST comments:
Y11: "You should read all of Murakami's books! (they're awesome)"
Series
Collection
Publication
Vintage (2013), Edition: Reprint, 1184 pages
Description
An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.
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Original publication date
2009 (vol 1-2)
2010 (vol 3)
2011-10-25 (1-3) (English)
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Shortlist — 2013)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2012)
The Morning News Tournament of Books (Quarterfinalist — 2012)
The Economist Best Books (2011.11)
British Book Award (Shortlist — 2011)
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Longlist — Fiction — 2012)
CBC Bookie Awards (Nominee — 2012)
Bad Sex in Fiction Award (Shortlist — 2011)
Man Asian Literary Prize (Longlist — 2011)
Ignotus Award (Winner — 2012)
Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Fiction — 2011)
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Fiction — 2011)
Christian Science Monitor Best Book (Fiction — 2011)
Library Journal Top Ten Book (2011)
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (2011)
Language
Original language
English