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Murakami, Haruki 1949-

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. - First edition. - Toronto : Bond Street Books, 2014. - 386 p. ; 19 cm.

Translation of: Shikisai o motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, kare no junrei no toshi.

This is a mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red pine', and Oumi, 'blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, 'white root', and Kurono, 'black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that they didn't want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone. But then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago.

ISBN: 9780385681834 (hardcover) 0385681836 (hardcover) 0385352107 9780385352109 1846558336 9781846558337 080419453X 9780804194532 7544268411 9787544268417 9571358207 9789571358208 1448190959 9781448190959 0385681844 9780385681841 0804170126 9780804170123 0099590379 9780099590378

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20149031238

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Friendship--Fiction.
Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.
Locomotive engineers--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Friendship.
Identity (Psychology)
Locomotive engineers.
Self-realization.
Voyages and travels.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Fiction.
Europe.
Japan.
Japan--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.

LC Class. No.: PL856.U673

Dewey Class. No.: 895.63/5