Almost Transparent Blue

Almost Transparent Blue
Front cover of the 1st ed. English trade paperback (1981)
AuthorRyū Murakami
Original title限りなく透明に近いブルー
TranslatorNancy Andrew
LanguageJapanese
GenrePostmodern novel
PublisherKodansha International (JPN)
Publication date
1976 (1st edition)
Publication placeJapan
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages126 (English 1st ed. hardcover 1977)
ISBN0-87011-305-4 (English 1st ed. hardcover 1977)
OCLC3753849
895.6/35 19
LC ClassPL856.U696 K313 1977

Almost Transparent Blue (限りなく透明に近いブルー, Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Burū, "Almost Infinitely Transparent Blue") is a 1976 novel, written by Japanese author Ryū Murakami, that features a portrait of narrator Ryū and his friends trapped in a cycle of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll during the 1970s.[1]

  1. ^ "村上龍「限りなく透明に近いブルー」の刹那と叙情". Mainichi Shinbun. Retrieved January 2, 2020.