Secret of success for Murakami's new novel '1Q84'

Haruki Murakami's new novel "1Q84" has become a huge hit in Japan: With a combined 960,000 copies of the first and second volumes printed as of June 4, just one week after its May 29 launch, many bookstores are already running out of the first volume.

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