num_pages: 191
description: In After Dark—a gripping novel of late night encounters—Murakami’s trademark humor and psychological insight are distilled with an extraordinary, harmonious mastery.Nineteen-year-old Mari is waiting out the night in an anonymous Denny’s when she meets a young man who insists he knows her older sister, thus setting her on an odyssey through the sleeping city. In the space of a single night, the lives of a diverse cast of Tokyo residents—models, prostitutes, mobsters, and musicians—collide in a world suspended between fantasy and reality. Utterly enchanting and infused with surrealism, After Dark is a thrilling account of the magical hours separating midnight from dawn.
language: English
title: After Dark
titlecomplete: After Dark
characters: Shirakawa, Kaoru, Mari Asai, Takahashi Tetsuya, Eri Asai
genres: Asia, Japanese Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Japan, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 154787
places: Japan, Tokyo
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Knopf