Haruki Murakami is still currently revered as one of today’s most successful contemporary authors in the book industry. He is famous for his past bestselling works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka On the Shore, and Norwegian Wood. However, Murakami’s way of writing is what holds him with such high esteem in contemporary fiction.
Murakami’s literary device uses while approaching magical realist fiction is universal to readers all over the world, rather than sticking to the boundaries Japanese society sets. He does not conform to what literary standards expect out of typical contemporary fiction. That literary forte shines through his novel, 1Q84, a novel that twists fantasy and mystery into a literary sensation.
Murakami’s literary device uses while approaching magical realist fiction is universal to readers all over the world, rather than sticking to the boundaries Japanese society sets. He does not conform to what literary standards expect out of typical contemporary fiction. That literary forte shines through his novel, 1Q84, a novel that twists fantasy and mystery into a literary sensation.
1Q84 is centered on two perspectives--Aomame, a hitman who targets men who participate in domestic abuse, and Tengo, an aspiring writer who rewrites a mysterious teenager’s novel that implies a cult plot in the making. Murakami manages to write these characters’ prospective views and switches effortlessly between their lives without interrupting the flow of the story. Both characters have completely different lives and opposing beliefs, but Murakami somehow intertwines their lives together to strengthen the plot and progress it to the end as well.
Murakami’s writing technique is concrete, yet abstract enough to allow the reader to envision much of what seems senseless, such as Aomame’s role as a hitman who murders men who have abused women, either physically or mentally. Although such situations are unlikely, Murakami does his very best to stick them to reality as close as possible. Surprisingly, it worked for me as a reader who preferred books to stay in touch with how reality worked, but Murakami tested those boundaries and made 1Q84 the successful novel it still is today.
Murakami’s writing technique is concrete, yet abstract enough to allow the reader to envision much of what seems senseless, such as Aomame’s role as a hitman who murders men who have abused women, either physically or mentally. Although such situations are unlikely, Murakami does his very best to stick them to reality as close as possible. Surprisingly, it worked for me as a reader who preferred books to stay in touch with how reality worked, but Murakami tested those boundaries and made 1Q84 the successful novel it still is today.