Apr 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780375725807
“Powerful. . . . Candid and often emotional.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Both a literary memorial and a frank examination of a society in search of its bearings.” —A.V. Club
“Impressive.” —The Independent
“Chilling. . . . Murakami weaves a compelling true tale of normal lives faced with abnormal realities.” —Sunday Tribune
“Powerfully observed. . . . A rattling chronicle of violence and terror.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Through Murakami’s sensitive yet relentless questioning, it emerges that the people who joined Aum felt just as adrift in the world as Murakami’s own [fictional] characters do.” —The Guardian
