âŠincluded Umibe no Kafuka (2002; Kafka on the Shore) and AfutÄ dÄku (2004; After Dark). 1Q84 (2009), its title a reference to George Orwellâs Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), shifts between two characters as they navigate an alternate reality of their own making; the bookâs dystopian themes range from the
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