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Podcast: New Books in East Asian Studies
Episode: Matthew Carl Strecher, "The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami" (U Minnesota Press, 2014)
Description: In an āother worldā composed of languageāit could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel, or forestāa narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakamiās characters and readers. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterpartsāpeople without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking machines that traverse the dark psychic underworld of this writerās extraordinary fiction.Fervently acclaimed worldwide, Haruki Murakamiās wildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds within worlds uncharted territory. Finally inĀ The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki...