Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicles comes this superb collection of twenty-four stories that generously expresses Murakami's mastery of the form. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining.

Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an iceman, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we might 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 grievous loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distances between those who ought to be closest of all.

Review

"More insights into life, death, memories, love and kangaroos that one has a right to expect in any single volume" (Daily Express)

"An intimate pleasure" (The Times)

"Literature's answer to David Lynch" (Times Literary Supplement)

"These stories are rich in Murakami magic... a collection that all readers will enjoy" (Independent)

"Sharp but humane observation...as unforgettable as it is untypical" (New Statesman)

Product details

Paperback: 448 pages

Publisher: Vintage; 01 edition (5 July 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0099488663

ISBN-13: 978-0099488668

Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 3 cm

Customer reviews: 4.1 out of 5 stars   42 customer reviews