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London: Vintage, 2003, 393 pp
This is Murakami’s sixth novel, written just as he was becoming famous in Japan. Taken out of context, the title seems to be about having fun; it is, in fact, named after an American pop song, one of numerous musical references in the book. Yet, the first appearance of the word, dance, in the story is more ambiguous. It seems to be more about just getting through life and doing what you have to do. Only later does one understand that it’s about needing and loving others. Meanwhile, many other things remain ambiguous throughout.
The protagonist and narrator, an unnamed Japanese man in his thirties who lives in Tokyo, experiences only fleeting moments of fun in the course of the story. Yet, in contrast to some other Murakami novels, the ending holds out the promise of real happiness. Still, the narrator hedges his bets, saying, “anything can happen. This world is more fragile, more tenuous than we could ever know”. (p. 392)