Wind/ Pinball: Two Novels

Wind/ Pinball: Two Novels

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Author: Haruki Murakami

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 336


Wind/Pinball includes Haruki Murakami s first two novels, published back-to-back, available for the first time in English outside Japan. With a new introduction by the author. Published as a reversible hardback 'If you re the sort of guy who raids the refrigerators of silent kitchens at three o clock in the morning, you can only write accordingly. That s who I am.' Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are Haruki Murakami s earliest novels. They follow the fortunes of the narrator and his friend, known only by his nickname, the Rat. In Hear the Wind Sing the narrator is home from college on his summer break. He spends his time drinking beer and smoking in J s Bar with the Rat, listening to the radio, thinking about writing and the women he has slept with, and pursuing a relationship with a girl with nine fingers. Three years later, in Pinball, 1973, he has moved to Tokyo to work as a translator and live with indistinguishable twin girls, but the Rat has remained behind, despite his efforts to leave both the town and his girlfriend. The narrator finds himself haunted by memories of his own doomed relationsh



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Haruki Murakami

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 336


Wind/Pinball includes Haruki Murakami s first two novels, published back-to-back, available for the first time in English outside Japan. With a new introduction by the author. Published as a reversible hardback 'If you re the sort of guy who raids the refrigerators of silent kitchens at three o clock in the morning, you can only write accordingly. That s who I am.' Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are Haruki Murakami s earliest novels. They follow the fortunes of the narrator and his friend, known only by his nickname, the Rat. In Hear the Wind Sing the narrator is home from college on his summer break. He spends his time drinking beer and smoking in J s Bar with the Rat, listening to the radio, thinking about writing and the women he has slept with, and pursuing a relationship with a girl with nine fingers. Three years later, in Pinball, 1973, he has moved to Tokyo to work as a translator and live with indistinguishable twin girls, but the Rat has remained behind, despite his efforts to leave both the town and his girlfriend. The narrator finds himself haunted by memories of his own doomed relationsh