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Feb 04, 2008 05:25AM
Haruki Murakami's "Underground" is about the Aum Shinrikyo subway gassing that happened in 1995.
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All books that I've read from Murakami were settled in Japan. And I read:Dance, Dance, Dance
South of the Border, West of the Sun
After Dark
My personal favorite is Natsume Sōseki's Kokoro.I have heard no shortage of good things about Murakami, and I am looking forward to picking up The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle or Kafka on the Shore in particular.
The Temple of Dawn (The Sea of Fertility: Book 3) by Yukio Mishima. The wind-up bird chronicle is also v. good.
Historical fiction Shōgun and Gai-Jin,James Clavell both are excellent. I also enjoyed Cloud of Sparrows, which was a lot 'lighter' but a good quick read.Takashi Matsuoka
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Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (other topics)Shōgun (other topics)
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Cloud of Sparrows (other topics)
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James Clavell (other topics)Takashi Matsuoka (other topics)
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