Existential Mists and Transtextuality in Murakami's "The City and Its Uncertain Walls"
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Contemporary Narrative, Haruki Murakami, Japanese Literature, Fantastic Realism, Japanese NovelistsAbstract
The novel The City and Its Uncertain Walls (2023) by Haruki Murakami can be analyzed from a textual perspective (genesis, textual precedents) as well as a structural one, paying attention to the narrative pieces that compose it and their relevant marks, especially thematic ones. It is essential to consider the aspects of fantastic realism present, a literary orientation especially suited to recognize the literary tone of its author. Attention has been paid to the recurring elements in Murakami and to the possible novel contributions of this novel. The consultation of the works of specialists of the relevance of Seats, Strecher, Rubin, Rubio and Sotelo has provided the necessary theoretical contribution for the analysis.
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