The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Vintage Classics Japanese Series)

Paperback Published on: 03/10/2019
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Originality is Murakami's middle name
I started reading this without any idea of what I was getting myself into, but I think that's the best way to do it. Nothing can prepare you for what waits... READ MORE
Kat Lockwood

Synopsis

Enter the surreal and enchanting world of Haruki Murakami.

Toru Okada's cat has disappeared.

His wife is growing more distant every day.

Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving.

As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada's vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table, are turned inside out. He embarks on a bizarre journey, guided by a succession of characters, each with a tale to tell.

'Mesmerising, surreal, this really is the work of a true original' The Times

VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS series - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781784875411
  • Number of pages: 624
  • Dimensions: 189 x 135 x 49 mm
  • Weight: 518g
  • Languages: English

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Totally absorbing
I found it very difficult to stop reading this book. It draws you into a surreal world with wonderful descriptions, vivid characters and complex plot. The ... READ MORE
Gwenno Ford
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
This book is great. It has many twists that continue though out the story. keeping the reader compeled to carry on reading.
Hugh Phillips
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Loved it
Mythical, magical, mystical , intriguing , intoxicating , love murakami
kerrielp
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Another wonderful offering from Murakami
I adore Murakami. This is the fifth novel of his I've read this year and I've loved them all.As long as you are prepared to accept the surreal alongside th... READ MORE
Jeremy Ransome