Science Fiction, Fantasy and Oneiro-Fantastic in Haruki Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Oneiro-Fantastic in Haruki Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Summary/Abstract: After a brief clarification regarding the hyper-structuralist triad of strange – fabulous / marvelous – fantastic and its avatars upon the category of oneiric, this paper focuses on the most accomplished dream novel written by Haruki Murakami. A book where dreams are not seen, but read. Each of the three sections of my study will analyse the rapport between the two spaces from the (title of the) volume, pointing various connections with a certain science fiction literature. In the last lines, I had to believe the so-called oneiro-fantastic undergoes a regression: the suggestion of a post-mortem space brings the implicit reader on the edge of mythical fantasy.

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