Dance Dance Dance

Tamir's example of Murakami women as vanishing conduits rather than true romance.

Where it appears 3

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  the forbidden wonderland of murakamiEp 10 · with Salih Yayar

  Fourth book featuring the Rat trilogy's narrator. Tamir places it in his top five; Salih loves its 1980s Tokyo night-time vibe; four Vancouver used-bookstore owners independently named it their favorite. Discussed as a plotless book whose real plot is the labyrinth of the protagonist's psyche.

  Listen at 40:16Read it in the transcript
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  how to win at pinball & lifeEp 3 · with Ian Coll

  Murakami novel whose cover poster hangs behind Ian; Tamir notes the figure's shadow on the wall looks different from him, apt for a conversation about shadow work.

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  the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway

  Listen at 1:34:37Read it in the transcript

Connections

Written by

• Haruki Murakami

Mentioned alongside

• Vancouver bookstore owners love Dance Dance DanceTamir Barzilai · Ep 10 · 1:24:01

  Hunting first editions in Vancouver's used bookstores, where Murakami books 'fly off the shelf', Tamir asked four owners (older, seemingly unmarried men who resemble Murakami characters)…

Related

• Rat Trilogy
• Kiki

Referenced by

• Plotless books become internal plotsTamir Barzilai · Ep 10 · 1:26:00

  When a novel like Dance Dance Dance barely has an external plot, the plot moves inward into the labyrinth of the protagonist's psyche, which takes a more sophisticated lens to enjoy.

• The point of Dance Dance Dance is just do it. Do whatever you can.Salih Yayar · Ep 10 · 1:24:01