South of the Border, West of the Sun
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South of the Border, West of the Sun is a melancholic, surreal novel by Haruki Murakami that explores memory, longing, and the elusive nature of happiness through the story of a man reunited with his childhood friend.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South of the Border, West of the Sun canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Hajime
NERFINISHED
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Izumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| englishPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| englishTranslator | Philip Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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psychological fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
introspective
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surreal ⓘ |
| hasTone | melancholic ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
expression "West of the Sun"
NERFINISHED
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song "South of the Border" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | jazz bar owner ⓘ |
| motif |
childhood friendship
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disappearance ⓘ jazz ⓘ music ⓘ mysterious woman ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | retrospective narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 国境の南、太陽の西 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Haruki Murakami bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hajime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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elusiveness of happiness ⓘ identity ⓘ longing ⓘ marital dissatisfaction ⓘ memory ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ regret ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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