An ode to George Orwell’s “1984” told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.
notes: | In English, translated from the Japanese. Book 1. April-June, Book 2. July-September, Book 3. October-December |
subjects: | Authors, Fiction Man-woman relationships, Japan, Fiction |
genre: | Fiction |
ISBN: | 9780307593313 9781846556692 |
OCLC number: | 701017688 |
publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf, 2011; Vintage, 2011, 2012, 2013; Random House, 2012 |
publication place: | New York |
japanese publication date: | 2009 |
english publication date: | 2011 |
document type: | Book |
description: | 925 p. ; 24 cm. |