The problem of tatemashi in Murakami Haruki’s work
Comparing The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and 1Q84
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6195396 |
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| Authors | Katō Norihiro, Michael Tsang (0000-0002-7313-5673, Newcastle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 318-337 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-5803 • E-ISSN: 1469-932X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09555803.2019.1679225 |
| OpenAlex | W3009905221 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This article investigates a problem that has been underexamined in Murakami scholarship so far, namely what I will call tatemashi (stacking), a method of novel-writing which Murakami Haruki used twice in his career, first in Nejimakidori Kuronikuru and later in 1Q84. In both cases, Murakami first published a shorter, two-volume version, but later stacked up the novel with a third volume. This article studies the various problems surrounding this writing method. I suggest that edits during the translation process of the two novels into English have made it impossible to detect why tatemashi was carried out. By studying the Japanese versions, I identify that a main reason for tatemashi to happen is the thrust of a storyline that calls for the development of a ‘smaller-scale’ story of personal self-discovery into a ‘larger-scale’ tale of commitment to an ‘other’
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| Highly cited | No |
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