Ryū Murakami Ryū Murakami, author of Almost Transparent Blue (1976), in 2016. (more) Almost Transparent Blue novel by Murakami Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almost-Transparent-Blue Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almost-Transparent-Blue Also known as: “Kagirinaku tōmei ni chikai burū” Written by Bianca Jackson Bianca Jackson is a doctoral candidate writing on the sexually dissident subject in contemporary Indian Anglophone literature at the University of Oxford. She is also a contributor to 1001 Books... Bianca Jackson Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 4, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Japanese: Kagirinaku tōmei ni chikai burū (Show more) Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Almost Transparent Blue, novella by notable Japanese writer Ryū Murakami that was published in 1976. Almost Transparent Blue is a layered, almost hallucinatory work that is rendered in excruciating, often repugnant detail and describes the day-to-day existence of a group of nihilistic youths living near an American army base in an unnamed Japanese port town. Murakami’s first published fiction, it won the Akutagawa Prize and is one of the author’s best-known works. Almost Transparent Blue takes place over a period of seven days in the early 1970s. d. It is narrated in the past tense by Ryu, who is also ...(100 of 301 words)

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