[TRANSSHIPMENT] Third book of Murakami’s bestselling novel ’1Q84’ to be released in April


The first and second books of Haruki Murakami’s novel "1Q84."The third installment of bestselling author Haruki Murakami’s novel "1Q84" will be released in April.

The novel’s publisher, Shinchosha, advertised the sale of the next installment in the Mainichi Shimbun and other newspapers.

"1Q84" is a story whose chapters alternate between the two main characters, a woman named Aomame and a man named Tengo. The title comes from George Orwell’s novel "1984."

Since "1Q84" went on sale in May last year, 2.24 million copies have been sold, and in 2009 the novel became the first literary work to become the top overall bestselling book in Japan. The work also sparked an increase in sales of music CDs that were mentioned in the novel and of Murakami’s past works.

In an interview carried in the Mainichi Shimbun in September last year, Murakami said that he wanted to publish a sequel to the first two volumes of the novel "as soon as possible," adding that he was aiming to release the third volume early in the summer.



This article is copied from
Mainichi Japan (January 2, 2010)

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