When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously disappears, he embarks on a quest to find the imaginary city where her true self resides. His search leads him to a remote library filled with its own enigmas. Upon reaching the walled city—a shadowless place with horned creatures and willow trees—he discovers his beloved working in a different library, a dream-like one. However, she has no recollection of their shared life in the other world. As the lines between reality and fantasy blur, he must face the difficult choices about what he is willing to lose.
A love story, a journey, and a tribute to books and libraries, The City and Its Uncertain Walls serves as a thought-provoking parable for today’s world.
Praise for Haruki Murakami:
- “The world’s most popular cult novelist” — Guardian
- “Wild and thrilling… Murakami is a master storyteller who knows how to keep us hooked” — Sunday Times
- “Totally gripping” — Daily Express
- “No one mixes the domestic, the fantastic, and the esoteric in such weirdly enchanting ways” — Financial Times
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