Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

by Murakami, Haruki
ISBN: 9781101911266
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Murakami, Haruki
  • ISBN: 9781101911266
  • Condition: Used
  • Publication Year: 2015
Language: English

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  • Contemporary Fiction for the Soul Searcher

    Ryan B. - 2 years 2 months ago

    Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, by Haruki Murakami, is a well-crafted novel set in modern day Japan. The novel follows the life and reflections of Tsukuru Tazaki, a disheartened railroad engineer in an existential crisis. I liked this novel because Murakami skillfully interplays Tazaki's dull (colorless) perceptions of life with deep introspection and colorful characters.

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  • Once again a modern master earns his reputation

    Thomas C. - 3 years 6 months ago

    Haruki Murakami is a cultural icon in his homeland and his latest novel is an example of how he has earned that lofty position. While not in the realm of magical realism like some of his other work, there is still a layer of the ethereal overlying this tale of lost friendship, the lingering pain of regret, and the unreliability of memory. Tsukuru Tazaki is an insecure hero, in a quest for his identity as much as the answers to a mystery. What he discovers may not give him all the explanations to his past but it does leave him pondering about the future instead. A hypnotic tale that dances on the edge of the surreal but remains accessible through Murakami's ability to paint his "colorless" protagonist.

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  • Delve into Murakami's latest colorful world.

    Kristen B. - 4 years 3 months ago

    Colorless Tsukuru is a beautiful story of re-discovery and healing old wounds. Tsukuru's life fell apart after his four best friends suddenly turned on him with no explanation. He managed to pick up the pieces, but years later falls in love with a girl who challenges him to find out exactly what happened all those years ago. Tsukuru goes on a pilgrimage to track down his friends and discover what happened to bring them to the fateful night when they shut him out forever. Murakami is a master of words and metaphors and this is perfectly on display in Colorless Tsukuru. Even though Tsukuru might be colorless, Murakami's writing is anything but. If you've never read Murakami before, this would be a great place to start. Similarly, if you've known and loved Murakami over the years, you won't be disappointed.

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  • To move forward you must face the past that blocks your way.

    Amy W. - 6 years 10 months ago

    Murakami's style of writing is unique yet familiar. Meandering between a ripe dreamscape and harsh reality, it tells the story of a man deserted by his peers and his attempts to tackle its accompanying psychological trauma through confrontation. Undeniably Kafkaesque, it leaves its readers seeking resolution but only offers more to ponder.

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  • A man's journey through time to the heart of himself.

    Natalie S. - 7 years 8 months ago

    Haruki Murakami is an exceptional author in that anyone can read his books, be completely confused as to what is going on, and still enjoy the story itself. I've read many of his works, from 1Q84 to After Dark, and promptly recommended them to any of my friends that will still actually read the books I recommend to them. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a beautiful work of fiction. It follows a man named (you guessed it!) Tsukuru Tazaki as he remembers better times and the friends that have since left him, without giving any reason and instructing him never to contact them again. Struggling with this harsh abandonment, he immerses himself in his work, and doesn't resurface until many years later when he meets a woman he might possibly be in love with (he isn't sure quite what love feels like) who pushes him to contact his old friends and find out the truth about what exactly happened all those years ago. On his journey to his hometown, he recalls other stories told to him of friendships gained and lost and tries to reconcile the self-he-is with the self-he-wants-to-become.

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