1Q84
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1Q84 is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines parallel realities, a mysterious cult, and a complex love story in an alternate 1984 Tokyo.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Fuka-Eri
NERFINISHED
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Leader ⓘ Ushikawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| englishPublicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| englishTitle | 1Q84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
2009
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2010 ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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fantasy novel ⓘ magical realism ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkInWork | Air Chrysalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aomame
NERFINISHED
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Tengo Kawana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
alternate reality
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fate and coincidence ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ religious cults ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex dual-protagonist structure
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genre-blending narrative ⓘ intertwining parallel realities ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Shinchosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 1Q84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
complex love story
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mysterious cult ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ |
| publicationDetail |
Book 1 first published in 2009
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Book 2 first published in 2009 ⓘ Book 3 first published in 2010 ⓘ |
| setting |
Tokyo
NERFINISHED
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alternate reality ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| structure | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | pun on 1984 using Japanese wordplay between "Q" and "9" ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish |
Jay Rubin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume |
Book 1
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Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ |
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