This novel extensively quotes from Chekhov's description of the Gilyaks from Sakhalin Island. Violent events in this novel include a policewoman being strangled while handcuffed to a hotel bed, and a dog exploding without making a sound. One of the main characters reads a story about a town of cats to his estranged father. One character in this novel rewrites a novella in which a girl is punished for letting a blind goat die and learns about the dohta and the maza, which correspond to the two moons in the sky. The author of that novella, Fuka-Eri, is the daughter of the leader of a cult named Sakigake, and she encounters the Little People, who transport Aomame and Tengo into an alternate ver
This novel extensively quotes from Chekhov's description of the Gilyaks from Sakhalin Island. Violent events in this novel include a policewoman being strangled while handcuffed to a hotel bed, and a dog exploding without making a sound. One of the main characters reads a story about a town of cats to his estranged father. One character in this novel rewrites a novella in which a girl is punished for letting a blind goat die and learns about the dohta and the maza, which correspond to the two moons in the sky. The author of that novella, Fuka-Eri, is the daughter of the leader of a cult named Sakigake, and she encounters the Little People, who transport Aomame and Tengo into an alternate version of the year 1984. For 10 points, name this most recent novel by Haruki Murakami.
This novel extensively quotes from Chekhov's description of the Gilyaks from Sakhalin Island.
1Q84 [pronounced "one kew eighty-four" or "ichi-kew-hachi-yon," but be lenient]