Description

UNDERGROUND

Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster

In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. Murakami interviews the victims to try and establish precisely what happened on the subway that day. He also interviews members and ex-members of the doomsdays cult responsible, in the hope that they might be able to explain the reason for the attack and how it was that their guru instilled such devotion in his followers.

About Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is a well-known Japanese author.

Apart from this book, Murakami has written The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka On The Shore, Norwegian Wood, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and The Elephant Vanishes.

Murakami was born on the 12th of January, 1949, in Kyoto, Japan. He completed his degree from Waseda University, Tokyo, in Drama. Before finishing his degree, Murakami started a jazz bar and a coffeehouse in Kokubunji, Tokyo. Murakami’s literary works have been highly appreciated, and he has been presented with several awards, some of which include the Jerusalem Prize, the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and the Franz Kafka Prize. The Guardian noted that Murakami was one of the greatest living novelists.

Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9780099461098
Number of pages: 308 pages
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