After Dark
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After Dark is a surreal, nocturnal novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the lives of several Tokyo residents over the course of a single night.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| After Dark canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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magical realism ⓘ nocturnal fiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation |
Kaoru is a love hotel manager
NERFINISHED
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Shirakawa is an office worker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship | Mari Asai is Eri Asai’s younger sister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
Eri Asai is beautiful and withdrawn
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Mari Asai is introspective NERFINISHED ⓘ Takahashi is a jazz trombonist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
mirrors
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music ⓘ night cityscape ⓘ television screen ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Denny’s-like restaurant
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family home ⓘ love hotel ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure | real-time progression ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
minimalist prose
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surreal imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eri Asai
NERFINISHED
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Kaoru NERFINISHED ⓘ Mari Asai NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Takahashi Tetsuya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | single night ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and reality
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interconnected lives ⓘ nightlife ⓘ surveillance and observation ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
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