1Q84
E443575
1Q84 is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines parallel realities, a mysterious cult, and a complex love story in an alternate 1984 Tokyo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1Q84 canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1Q84 Context triple: [Haruki Murakami, notableWork, 1Q84]
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A.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines domestic drama, historical trauma, and metaphysical mystery through the story of a man searching for his missing wife in Tokyo.
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B.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the journeys of a runaway teenager and an elderly man who can talk to cats in a dreamlike exploration of memory, fate, and identity.
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C.
A Wild Sheep Chase
A Wild Sheep Chase is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that follows an unnamed protagonist on a bizarre quest involving a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark.
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D.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a introspective novel by Haruki Murakami that follows a man confronting the emotional scars of his youth and the mysterious breakup of his close-knit group of friends.
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E.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1Q84 Target entity description: 1Q84 is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines parallel realities, a mysterious cult, and a complex love story in an alternate 1984 Tokyo.
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A.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines domestic drama, historical trauma, and metaphysical mystery through the story of a man searching for his missing wife in Tokyo.
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B.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the journeys of a runaway teenager and an elderly man who can talk to cats in a dreamlike exploration of memory, fate, and identity.
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C.
A Wild Sheep Chase
A Wild Sheep Chase is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that follows an unnamed protagonist on a bizarre quest involving a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark.
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D.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a introspective novel by Haruki Murakami that follows a man confronting the emotional scars of his youth and the mysterious breakup of his close-knit group of friends.
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E.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami ⓘ |
| character |
Fuka-Eri
ⓘ
Leader ⓘ Ushikawa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| englishPublicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| englishTitle | 1Q84 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
2009
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ magical realism ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkInWork | Air Chrysalis ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Nineteen Eighty-Four
ⓘ
linked to:
1984
|
| mainCharacter |
Aomame
ⓘ
Tengo Kawana ⓘ |
| motif |
alternate reality
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fate and coincidence ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ religious cults ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex dual-protagonist structure
ⓘ
genre-blending narrative ⓘ intertwining parallel realities ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Shinchosha ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 1Q84 ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
complex love story
ⓘ
mysterious cult ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ |
| publicationDetail |
Book 1 first published in 2009
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Book 2 first published in 2009 ⓘ Book 3 first published in 2010 ⓘ |
| setting |
Tokyo
ⓘ
alternate reality ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| structure | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | pun on 1984 using Japanese wordplay between "Q" and "9" ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish |
Jay Rubin
ⓘ
Philip Gabriel ⓘ |
| volume |
Book 1
ⓘ
Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1Q84 Description of subject: 1Q84 is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines parallel realities, a mysterious cult, and a complex love story in an alternate 1984 Tokyo.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.