Dance Dance Dance

In this propulsive novel by the author of *Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World* and *The Elephant Vanishes* , one of the most idiosyncratically brilliant writers at work in any language fuses science fiction, the hard-boiled thriller and white-hot satire into a new element of the literary periodic table. As he searches for a mysteriously vanished girlfriend, Haruki Murakami’s protagonist plunges into a wind tunnel of sexual violence and metaphysical dread in which he collides with call girls; plays chaperone to a lovely teenaged psychic; and receives cryptic instructions from a shabby but oracular Sheep Man. *Dance Dance Dance* is a tense, poignant, and often hilarious ride through the cultural Cuisinart that is contemporary Japan, a place where everything that is not up for sale is up for grabs.

Author	Alfred Birnbaum (translator), Haruki Murakami
Book Series	Vintage International
Format	Ebook
ISBN	9780679753797
Language	English
Pages	351
Publication Date	01-29-1995
Publisher	Vintage

1 review for Dance Dance Dance

Rated 5 out of 5

TulaneGirl (verified owner) – 04/30/2025

The protagonist is a 34-year-old freelance writer who chases the dream of a woman to Sapporo. He heads to the Dolphin Hotel to search for her. Instead, he finds a menagerie of characters. He finds a quiet, nerdy front desk clerk, a surreal Sheep man with words of wisdom, and a 13-year-old clairvoyant with whom he has a borderline pervy relationship. He leaves the Dolphin Hotel and goes back home but takes the baggage of the woman with him. He reconnects with an old high school friend – turned mega-movie star, travels to Hawaii and meets an artistic, one-armed American, has a an encounter with a pair of fast talking police, and has a love connection with a high priced call girl. This book is so full of characters, so full of imagery. So fast. So good. In the end, it’s a surreal murder mystery.

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