Even with its flaws, though, After Dark is a reminder that, however close the involvement of two people, they can never know each other completely.' - The Economist But for all its enigmatic qualities the book leaves an empty feeling, with the unexplained mystery of the sleeping Eri a particular source of frustration.

'The author describes adeptly the empathy and understanding that can occur between strangers bound by fate, and his account of the growing intimacy between Takahashi and Mari is moving.

For him, the intrigue is in the engaging situations and conversations even alienated individuals encounter as they wend their hapless way through their often bewildering lives.' - Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor (…) Like a latter-day Walker Percy or Albert Camus, Murakami raises questions about perception and existence, though he feels no compunction to propose answers.

In classic Murakami form, amid the alienation are flickers of hopefulness springing from seemingly random, serendipitous human interactions and connections. Murakami seems, magically, to have translated the essence of these artists' two-dimensional works into quietly luminous prose, adding the humanity that is his signature. His new novel's strongest evocations are of two American visual artists: Edward Hopper's desolately lonely paintings and the slow-motion video installations of contemporary artist Bill Viola. 'Murakami's cultural references are almost exclusively Western and often musical.Many not entirely clear what it might all be about, but the majority impressed, in one way or another General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Urn:oclc:475599326 Republisher_date 20120606005823 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120526014930 Scanner to meet all your book preview and review needs.

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