An edition of ダンス・ダンス・ダンス (1985)

Dance dance dance

a novel

1st Vintage international ed.
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An edition of ダンス・ダンス・ダンス (1985)

Dance dance dance

a novel

1st Vintage international ed.
  • 4.21 ·
  • 14 Ratings
  • 81 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

He burst upon the international scene with the wildly acclaimed A Wild Sheep Chase. He quickly came to represent the quirky voice of a new generation of Japanese writers. Now Haruki Murakami gives us his wittiest, boldest, most daring work to date. Dance dance dance continues the extraordinary adventure of an ordinary man. At thirty something, Murakami's nameless hero lives in a hi-tech, high-rise world where old virtues die fast and success is all that matters. He has shared in the glittering city's spoils, and while he has not sold his soul, he knows that something is lacking in his life. Now, in dreams, a mysterious woman weeps softly - for him. Yet, even as he tries to understand why, the voice that beckons is not hers. And still he dreams. Bizarre dreams that propel him down byways of his life in search of ... ? His is a strange odyssey: en route, a thirteen-year-old girl, distressingly beautiful and clairvoyant, is his constant companion; a classmate, now oozing charm on TV soaps, grapples with murder; a lady of the night becomes his guardian angel; and an eccentric Sheep Man materializes to counsel and cajole. What's a fellow to do? Dance. You gotta dance as long as the music plays. And dance is what our hero does ... in the most unexpected ways!

Publish Date
Publisher
Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
393

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Previews available in: German English French Japanese

Edition Availability
Cover of: Tanz mit dem Schafsmann
Tanz mit dem Schafsmann
2003, btb, Btb
Paperback in German
Cover of: Dance Dance Dance
Dance Dance Dance
1995, Vintage
in English
Cover of: Danse, danse, danse
Danse, danse, danse
1995, Editions du Seuil, Seuil
in French
Cover of: Dance dance dance
Dance dance dance: a novel
1995, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage international ed.
Cover of: Dance dance dance
Dance dance dance
1994, Kodansha International
in English
Cover of: Dance dance dance
Dance dance dance: a novel
1994, Kodansha International, Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha America
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Dansu, dansu, dansu
Dansu, dansu, dansu
1988, Kōdansha

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
895.6/35
Library of Congress
PL856.U673 D3613 1995, PL856.U673D3613 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
393 p. ;
Number of pages
393

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1109338M
Internet Archive
dancedancedancen0000mura
ISBN 10
0679753796
LCCN
94034713
Library Thing
5006
Goodreads
334598

Excerpts

I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.
added anonymously.
“Dance," said the Sheep Man. "Yougottadance. Aslongasthemusicplays. Yougotta dance. Don'teventhinkwhy. Starttothink, yourfeetstop. Yourfeetstop, wegetstuck. Wegetstuck, you'restuck. Sodon'tpayanymind, nomatterhowdumb. Yougottakeepthestep. Yougottalimberup. Yougottaloosenwhatyoubolteddown. Yougottauseallyougot. Weknowyou're tired, tiredandscared. Happenstoeveryone, okay? Justdon'tletyourfeetstop.”
added by Angélica Reis.
“It's a question of attitude. If you really work at something you can do it up to a point. If you really work at being happy you can do it up to a point. But anything more than that you can't. Anything more than that is luck.”
added by Angélica Reis.

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