{"product_id":"9781787304475","title":"The City and Its Uncertain Walls","description":"Author: Murakami, Haruki\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787304475\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e1Q84\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, \u003ci\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls\u003c\/i\u003e is a parable for these strange times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP INTO THE CITY. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library - a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he's willing to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, \u003ci\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls\u003c\/i\u003e is a parable for these strange times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The world's most popular cult novelist' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wild and thrilling. . . Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eTotally gripping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's safe to say that there's no one like Murakami' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792181641374,"sku":"UBD-9781787304475","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787304475.jpg?v=1780915331","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787304475","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}