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Read the haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
‘Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around’ Time Out
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
‘This book is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960s pop, it’s also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows’ Independent on Sunday
ASIN : 0099448823
Publisher : RHUK; Latest edition (17 May 2001); Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780099448822
ISBN-13 : 978-0099448822
Item Weight : 278 g
Dimensions : 12.8 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm
Net Quantity : 1 Count
Importer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Best Sellers Rank: #261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Literary Theory, History & Criticism
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Customers say
Customers find this book an engrossing read with a heart-wrenching story filled with feelings and emotions. The writing is well-crafted, with one customer noting it reads like a diary, and customers appreciate the beautiful imagery, with one describing a vivid picture of Tokyo in the 1960s. The book is thought-provoking, with one review highlighting its psychological depth, and customers love the characters. While some find it a simple page-turner, others find it complicated, though customers generally agree it’s worth the money.
