NP: 1Q84

[Mark Kohut]

Title is a Japanese pun, wherein Q is very like 9......
 
Translator even considers it a bad title---in English---but Murakami wanted it. 
 
 

From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: NP: 1Q84

On 11/7/2011 11:31 AM, Joe Allonby wrote:
> Reading 1Q84 next to the beach in Montezuma.
>
> Thought occurred to me that the character Aomame joins the list of
> literary female ass-kickers. She has perfected ten different
> techniques for effectively kicking a man in the balls. DL and she
> would probably get along.
>
I started it but haven't gotten very far yet.

Is the title pronounced Q-teen eighty four?

P
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