About “After the Quake”

after the quake is a collection of six short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, written between 1999 and 2000. First published in Japan in 2000, it was released in English as after the quake in 2002. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Praise for “After the Quake”

“Ushers the reader into a hallucinatory world where the real and surreal merge and overlap, where dreams and real-life nightmares are impossible to tell apart.”

— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

“His characters are so persuasive, and the storytelling so spacious. . . . Murakami’s crisp, accomplished stories in After the Quake have great immediacy.”

— The Seattle Times

“One of the great Japanese exports.”

— Details

Book details

Published
2000
Latest edition
2002 · ISBN 9780375413902
ISBN
9780375713279
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Frequently asked questions

How many pages is After the Quake?

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami has 160 pages.

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