Description
In a city where the boundaries between ordinary life and the uncanny feel increasingly porous, a quiet observer finds himself drawn into a shifting landscape of rumors, symbols, and half-remembered histories. As he follows clues that don’t quite add up, the “walls” that are supposed to protect the familiar begin to behave like living things—uncertain, negotiable, and sometimes absent altogether. Blending surreal atmosphere with Murakami’s signature restraint and musical, dreamlike pacing, the story explores alienation, memory, and the ways identity can be rewritten by what we choose to notice. With each turn, the novel asks what it means to feel safe in a world that refuses to stay still—and whether understanding is ever truly separate from mystery.
Available Editions
paperback
Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A.
Published Jan 1, 2024
465 pages
ISBN: 9780593687840
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami.