num_pages: 400
description: A clerk in a Tokyo of the near future works in an organization that controls the flow of information to society--employing electronic brainwashing and other insidious techniques--a job that contributes to his increasing sense of dehumanization
language: English
title: The Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
titlecomplete: The Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
genres: Japanese Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Japan, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 131558
places: Japan
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Tanizaki Prize 谷崎潤一郎賞, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Tähtifantasia Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Japanese Novel
publisher: Kodansha USA Inc