Book description
Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the
dreams that shape us and the things we wish for. Whether during a chance
reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii or in
the grip of everyday life, Murakami's characters confront loss, or
sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distance between
those who ought to be closest of all. Haruki Murakami was born in
Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. He is the author of many novels
as well as short stories and non-fiction. His works include
Norwegian Wood,
The Wi
nd-U
p Bird Chronicle
, Kafka on the Shore
, After Dark
and What I Talk About When I Talk About Runnin
g. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, and the
most recent of his many international honours is the Jerusalem Prize,
whose previous recipients include J. M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V.
S. Naipaul.
