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Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
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Contributors:
Birnbaum, Alfred, translator.
Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 1993.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage international edition
Physical Desc:
400 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Status:
Deale Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION (M)
Edgewater Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION (M)
Description

Japan's most widely-read and controversial writer, author of A Wild Sheep Chase, hurtles into the consciousness of the West with this narrative about a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters--not to mention Bob Dylan and Lauren Bacall. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679743460 (pbk.) :, 0679743464 (pbk.)

Notes

General Note
"Vintage International."
General Note
"Originally published in Japanese under the title Sekai no owari to hādo-boirudo wandārando by Shinchosha Ltd."--T.p. verso.
General Note
"This translation first published by Kodansha International Ltd. and Kodansha America, Inc. in 1991"--T.p. verso.
Description
Japan's most widely-read and controversial writer, author of A Wild Sheep Chase, hurtles into the consciousness of the West with this narrative about a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters--not to mention Bob Dylan and Lauren Bacall. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Murakami, H., & Birnbaum, A. (1993). Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel. First Vintage international edition New York, Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Murakami, Haruki, 1949- and Alfred, Birnbaum. 1993. Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel. New York, Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Murakami, Haruki, 1949- and Alfred, Birnbaum, Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel. New York, Vintage Books, 1993.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Murakami, Haruki and Alfred Birnbaum. Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel. First Vintage international edition New York, Vintage Books, 1993.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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