Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

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1985 · Haruki Murakami

Genresfantasy literaturescience fiction literaturesurrealist literature

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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is a 1985 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. It was awarded the Tanizaki Prize in 1985. The English translation by Alfred Birnbaum was released in 1991. A new translation by Jay Rubin was released December 2024. A strange and dreamlike novel, its chapters alternate between two narratives—"Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and "The End of the World".

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Type: Book
Release date: June 15, 1985
Genres: fantasy literature, science fiction literature, surrealist literature
Created by: Haruki Murakami
Countries: Japan