after the quake

by Frank Galati

Clean pages, no marks. Light cover and edge wear.

Genres: Plays

37 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2007

Reviews

[David Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's not enough reading here to get that full-bodied Murakami flavor from the page, but I would very much like to see this staged and performed. I'm sure the frog would be a delight onstage, and some live human expressiveness would elevate the characters above a mere outline of the author's familiar tropes. I like the tight focus on the psychological aftermath of the Kobe earthquake - it keeps the story from feeling too much like parody. A bad adaptation of Murakami, focusing a little too hard on the beer and cigarettes and sexual regret, would not be worth the trouble.

[Clara! · Rating 5 out of 5]

I meant to read the real Murakami book but requested this at the library on accident. Without having read the original, I loved this. It tells about a small capsule of life, allowing the audience to experience and love the few characters.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murakami magic adapted into dramatic intensity.