Publication

2012 - Penguin Random House

Language

English

Word Count

204,000 words, Guess

Page Count

816 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPL856.U673

Description

The novel is a sub-melodramatic sentimental metafictional love story in a ficticious world with two moons in the sky, a thriller packed with cults, assassinations and grotesque sex (newyorkobserver). The title is a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the year 1984 of George Orwell. The novel was longlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize and placed No. 2 in Amazon.com's top books of the year.

Description

1 volume ; 20 cm

Subjects

Places

JapanTokyoYamanashi Prefecture

People

AomameTamaruKomatsuUshikawaTengo KawanaProfessor EbisunoFuka-Eri (Eriko Fukada)

Times

1984the second between July and Septemberand the third between October and December.with the first volume set between April and JuneThe events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized 1984

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  • 1Q84Penguin Random House2012-01-01
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