Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, (Paperback)

The 21st Tanizaki Junichiro prize winner (1985). The tale of "I" who lives in a town which is surrounded by a high wall and who "reads" dreams from the skulls of unicorns which live there. Outside the walls are the "End of the World." The protagonist "I" has a certain thinking circuit and works diligently against those who would steal the secret hidden in the circuit [Hard-Boiled Wonderland]. Haruki Murakami's wonderful twin tales, interwoven into a book with a surprise thought-provoking ending. Vol 1 of 2