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Fifteen offbeat tales by the author of A Wild Sheep Chase encompass the story of a man obsessed with the disappearance of an elephant from a local zoo and that of a young mother, whose sleeplessness provides her with a foretaste of death. 15,000 first printing.
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These are beautifully written stories, often funny, always moving. Chicago Tribune
Eerie, unsettling. . . . [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane. Village Voice Literary Supplement
Charming, humorous and frequently puzzling . . . The Elephant Vanishes [is] fun to read. The New York Times
These stories show us Japan as it s experienced from the inside. . . . [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces. . . . Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami s stories, pinpoints of detail flash out . . . warm with life, hopelessly and wonderfully unstable. The New York Times Book Review
A stunning writer at work in an era of international literature. Newsday
Enchanting intriguing all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more. Wall Street Journal
The Elephant Vanishes, through [its] bold originality and charming surrealism, should win the author new readers in this country. Detroit Free Press"
"These are beautifully written stories, often funny, always moving." -Chicago Tribune
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A dizzying collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0679420576
- ISBN 13 9780679420576
- BindingHardcover
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