After Dark

Brief Overview

The novel «After Dark» by Haruki Murakami unfolds over the course of a single night in Tokyo. The story begins with Mari, a young student, spending the night in a café, engrossed in a book. Meanwhile, her sister Eri is asleep in her room, immersed in a mysterious and deep slumber. Throughout the night, Mari encounters various people, including a jazz musician named Takashi, who invites her to a club, and a Chinese prostitute who has been attacked. Simultaneously, Eri finds herself in a strange room, observed through a television screen. These two narratives intertwine, exploring themes of loneliness, connection, and reality. Murakami crafts an atmosphere of mystery and introspection, drawing the reader into the world of the night city, where the lines between dream and reality blur.