There is some of that on display here, but it is not the focus of this collection of stories. Everyone I know who is interested in the same sort of literature I read recommends Murakami, but most of them discuss his magical realism. This was my introduction to Murakami, and it wasn't what I expected. Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Haruki Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and The Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Across seven tales, Murakami draws his piercing observation to the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. The much-anticipated new short story collection from the beloved Haruki Murakami-his first major new work of fiction since the #1 New York Times bestselling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage-Men Without Women showcases the author at the peak of his powers. The major new work of fiction from the internationally acclaimed, #1 NYT bestselling author-a dazzling collection of short stories. **A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2017 ** A Washington Post Notable Book of 2017
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