After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Süddeutsche Zeitung published a letter from Haruki Murakami to his German readers: "I have written a book about the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. In doing so, I gained a profound impression of the great danger that terrorism poses to modern society." "Underground" examines the events and consequences of a day in March 1995, which began like any other day. However, in the subway, some members of the Aum sect pierced plastic bags containing a strange liquid with the tips of their umbrellas. Twelve people died from the released sarin fumes, and thousands were injured. Haruki Murakami responded to this act by speaking with the relatives of the deceased, with survivors, and also with members of the sect. These portraits lead.