Haruki Murakami

1Q84

Added on July 5, 2012

1Q84 Haruki Murakami Bond Street Books, Canada, 2011 This latest three part novel my Haruki Murakami has an interesting publishing history. Books one and two came out in Japan and sold over a million copies in the first month. One year later, Murakami released book three. In English, the first two parts were published in [...]

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Kafka on the Shore

Added on July 24, 2011

Kafka on the Shore Haruki Murakami Harvill Secker, U.K. 2005 This limited run, signed edition of Kafka on the Shore is stunning in its black and silver slipcase. I believe that it was issued at the same time as the U.K. first hardcover edition, making it a true first English language edition as well. I [...]

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Added on September 12, 2010

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A. 1997 Murakami takes his readers into a Japanese world of dream-like imaginings in this modern classic. The New York Times says that this book owes a debt to both Hemingway and Kafka. This epic novel is much bigger than any of Murakami’s previous work, and [...]

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