{"product_id":"after-dark-by-haruki-murakami-paperback","title":"After Dark by Haruki Murakami-Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Product\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-large text-direction-override\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEyes mark the shape of the city\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the television screen in her room, even though it's plug has been pulled out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-large text-direction-override\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1978,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, won a new writers’ award and was published the following year. More followed, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnd of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, but it was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987, which turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. His books became bestsellers, were translated into many languages, including English, and the door was thrown wide open to Murakami’s unique and addictive fictional universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurakami writes with admirable discipline, producing ten pages a day, after which he runs ten kilometres (he began long-distance running in 1982 and has participated in numerous marathons and races), works on translations, and then reads, listens to records and cooks. His passions colour his non-fiction output, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsolutely On Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and they also seep into his novels and short stories, providing quotidian moments in his otherwise freewheeling flights of imaginative inquiry. In works such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e1Q84\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen Without Women\u003c\/i\u003e, his distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchan\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy From The Desi Bazaar?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003e100% Authentic\u003c\/strong\u003e — genuine products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🚀 \u003cstrong\u003eFast Dispatch — ships within 1–3 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🚚 \u003cstrong\u003eFree Shipping on orders over A$89 — Australia-wide\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e↩ \u003cstrong\u003e30-Day Returns — hassle-free return policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eAussie Support — Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm AEST\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Desi Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43415798415419,"sku":"TDB-AFTERDARKBYHARUKIMURA-01","price":99.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/6035\/1547\/files\/images_-_2020-12-30T233242.142.jpg?v=1776105847","url":"https:\/\/thedesibazaar.com\/products\/after-dark-by-haruki-murakami-paperback","provider":"the desi bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}