This further raises the level of intrigue. We soon learn that Mari didn’t miss the last train on accident, but rather is staying out all night on purpose to be out of the house. She isn’t typical of the disheveled, boozy, or garish crowd out “after dark.” In a post-witching hour world of drunken salaryman, micro-miniskirted hostesses, tattooed yakuza gangsters, and nightlife-savvy travelers, the bookish young woman stands out. As she sits in a 24-hour Denny’s reading, Mari immediately triggers curiosity. The protagonist is a young college student named Mari. Murakami satisfies a form of voyeuristic impulse by giving us a peek into the lives of a few of the people out and about while the masses are home slumbering, or-at least–whiling away insomnia-ridden hours in the privacy of their own homes. This novel takes place in Tokyo during the wee hours of a single night.
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