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- Title
Exposing the Private Origins of Public Stories: Narrative Perspective and the Appropriation of Selfhood in Murakami Haruki's Post-AUM Metafiction.
- Authors
Yamada, Marc
- Abstract
The article discusses the rhetorical perspectives incorporated by novelist Murakami Haruki in his creation of communal narratives, specifically concerning the post AUM cult in Japan. It provides an overview of the cult, spearheaded by Asahara Shoko, which killed many passengers after releasing sarin gas in the Tokyo Subway system. The terrorist act generated public, media and literary interests, one of which is the essay titled "Blind Nightmare," by Murakami Haruki. It explores his other works including "Sputnik Sweetheart," "Kafka on the Shore," and "After Dark" in accordance to his communal writing. It concludes that Murakami's writing is concerned with individuals who struggle to form a sense of self allowing them to develop their personal perspectives.
- Subjects
TOKYO (Japan); JAPAN; MURAKAMI, Haruki, 1949-; NOVELISTS; CULTS; SOCIETY in literature; ASAHARA, Shoko, 1955-2018; TERRORISM; SPUTNIK Sweetheart (Book); KAFKA on the Shore (Book); AFTER Dark (Book)
- Publication
Japanese Language & Literature, 2009, Vol 43, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1536-7827
- Publication type
Article