An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending collection of short stories.
Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we 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 loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distance between those who ought to be closest of all.
'An intimate pleasure' The Times 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 *
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman