After The Quake by haruki murakami
Stories
A linked set of short stories probes the emotional aftershocks of a devastating earthquake through the lives of disparate characters whose routines are ruptured by grief, guilt and sudden dislocation. Blending spare, melancholic realism with surreal intrusions—a talking giant frog, strange apparitions and uncanny coincidences—the tales explore loneliness, the longing for connection, and the fragile ways people try to rebuild meaning after catastrophe, turning small domestic moments into potent metaphors for trauma and quiet possibility.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160
- Original Language
- Japanese
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