The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

  • Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1991
By Murakami, Haruki; Birnbaum, Alfred
Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1991. First printing. Fine in fine jacket.. First edition of Murakami's second novel to be published in English (and fourth overall), whose chapters alternate between the science-fiction influenced "Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and the more fantasy-inflected "The End of the World." Publisher's original quarter black cloth over maroon boards. In original unclipped ($21.95) color pictorial jacket featuring art by Shigeo Okamoto. Cartographic endpapers. 400 pages. Overall, bright, clean and sharp.

Details

Title

The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Author

Murakami, Haruki; Birnbaum, Alfred

Condition

Fine

Publisher

Kodansha International: Tokyo, New York, London

Date

1991

Edition

First printing


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