Books Update: Haruki Murakami's Mega-Opus

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November 4, 2011 Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review '1Q84' By HARUKI MURAKAMI. TRANSLATED BY JAY RUBIN AND PHILIP GABRIEL Reviewed by KATHRYN SCHULZ Haruki Murakami has translated Raymond Chandler into Japanese, and there's a lot of Marlowe to his madness. ADVERTISEMENT Also in the Book Review 'Blue Nights' By JOAN DIDION Reviewed by JOHN BANVILLE In this memoir of grief, Joan Didion grapples with her most recent loss, the death of her daughter, Quintana Roo. Being Charles Dickens Reviewed by DAVID GATES Two biographies examine the brilliant but tormented life of Charles Dickens. 'Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero' By CHRIS MATTHEWS Reviewed by JACOB HEILBRUNN Chris Matthews's biography sets John F. Kennedy firmly in the context of his clan. 'Scenes From Village Life' By AMOS OZ. TRANSLATED BY NICHOLAS DE LANGE Reviewed by CLAIRE MESSUD The characters in Amos Oz's stories struggle with disappointment; taken together, they reveal a society in trouble. 'When The Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks.' By HARVEY ARATON. PHOTOGRAPHS BY GEORGE KALINSKY Reviewed by JEFF GREENFIELD A celebration of the Knicks' heyday in the 1960s and '70s. Up Front: Jeff Greenfield 'Lucking Out: My Life Getting Down and Semi-Dirty in Seventies New York' By JAMES WOLCOTT Reviewed by DAVID KELLY James Wolcott arrived in New York "as everything was about to go to hell." 'The Barbarian Nurseries' By HéCTOR TOBAR Reviewed by REBECCA DONNER Héctor Tobar's novel sheds light on social and racial conflicts in Southern California. Memories of the Bush Administration By ALAN BRINKLEY In retrospect, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney realize they were right about everything. ADVERTISEMENT

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