{"product_id":"the-city-and-its-uncertain-walls-9781787304475","title":"The City and Its Uncertain Walls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times, following a young mans quest to find his girlfriend in an imaginary city. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 November 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A love story,a quest,an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls  is a parable for these strange times.    STEP INTO THE CITY. . .    When a young mans girlfriend mysteriously vanishes,he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own.  When he finally makes it to the walled city,a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees,he finds his beloved working in a different library – a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and,as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur,he must decide what hes willing to lose.\u003cbr\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEP INTO THE CITY. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own. When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library – a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he's willing to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world's most popular cult novelist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWild and thrilling. . . Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotally gripping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaily Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's safe to say that there's no one like Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEP INTO THE CITY. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own. When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library – a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he's willing to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 694g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 242 x 162 x 40 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781787304475\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haruki Murakami","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46886195331322,"sku":"9781787304475","price":17.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1732302590052_book.jpg?v=1732346189","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-city-and-its-uncertain-walls-9781787304475","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}