The novel was written soon after Murakami published “Pinball, 1973.” But that work was never published in book form. In 1980, Murakami published a shorter work with a similar title in a monthly literary magazine. “I felt like pulling out (a past work) from the back of a desk drawer and rewriting it."
“Due to the effects of the novel coronavirus, I did not leave my home very often, so there was likely a stronger tendency for me to face my inner self,” said Murakami, 74. He explained that he began writing it in the spring of 2020. Prior to the book going on sale, Murakami conducted a joint interview with a number of media organizations, including The Asahi Shimbun, in which he explained the background to his latest novel as well as why he decided to release a new work now. It is his first novel since "Kishidancho-goroshi" (Killing Commendatore) in 2017.
announced on March 1 that Murakami’s novel, which has the English title of "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," would go on sale on April 13. Excited fans of novelist Haruki Murakami endured the agonizing countdown to midnight on April 12 when they could satisfy their craving after six long years for his latest novel.Ībout 60 people waited outside the main Shinjuku store of Kinokuniya Co., the bookstore chain, late at night until “Machi to Sono Futashikana Kabe” went on sale.
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