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Vintage International Ser.: Underground : The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami (2001, Trade Paperback)

In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world. On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare the Japanese psyche. As he discerns the fundamental issues that led to the attack, Murakami paints a clear vision of an event that could occur anytime, anywhere.

Book Title
Underground : the Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Author
Haruki Murakami
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Terrorism, Asia / Japan, Sociology / General, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Social Psychology, Cults
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Psychology, Religion, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Bp605.O88m8613 2001
Reviews
"Chilling. . . . Murakami weaves a compelling true tale of normal lives faced with abnormal realities." Sunday Tribune "Powerfully observed. . . . A rattling chronicle of violence and terror." Kirkus Reviews "Through Murakami's sensitive yet relentless questioning, it emerges that the people who joined Aum felt just as adrift in the world as Murakami's own [fictional] characters do." The Guardian, "Powerful. . . . Candid and often emotional." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Both a literary memorial and a frank examination of a society in search of its bearings." --A.V. Club "Impressive." -- The Independent "Chilling. . . . Murakami weaves a compelling true tale of normal lives faced with abnormal realities." -- Sunday Tribune "Powerfully observed. . . . A rattling chronicle of violence and terror." -- Kirkus Reviews "Through Murakami's sensitive yet relentless questioning, it emerges that the people who joined Aum felt just as adrift in the world as Murakami's own [fictional] characters do." -- The Guardian
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
00-069310
Dewey Decimal
364.1/0952135
Series
Vintage International Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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