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The Elephant Vanishes - Haruki Murakami

 

Description: ISBN 0099448750 / Author: Haruki Murakami / Genre: Fiction / A collection of short stories--Murakami's first American publication, which ... more
The Elephant Vanishes - Haruki Murakami ... won him a wide following.

Newest Review: ... mind-numbing. Very interesting, but makes you think quite a bit, atleast that's what it did to me. All of these stories ... more

 ... are really memorable as you can tell by my recollections so far, as they really do make a good lasting impression. It's a good cohesive collection, and the arrangement of the stories couldn't ha ve been bettered. Anyway, after the insomniac wife, Murakami proceeds by fooling with us a title that refers to some historical events, that actual barely no relevance to the story, other than that they get namechecked within - a good thr...more

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Format: audiobook on CD, Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks, ISBN: 96263
Edition: New title, Audio CD, Naxos AudioBooks - Music/Styles/Sou ...
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Premium Review The Elephant Vanishes - Haruki Murakami: Unity is a rare thing (1149 words)
by mo79 - written on 17/02/01 (Very useful, 138 readings)
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'The Elephant Vanishes' is a compilation of 17 short stories by Haruki Murakami, translated by the established duo of Alfred Birnbaum and Jay Rubin. Some of which previously appeared in various international newspapers and magazines. The title refers to the last story in the book. To say that this collection is excellent doesn't do the book enough justice, it's far beyond that. It's definetly one of Murakami's greatest works, and I'd recommend all fans of his, and non-fans of his interested in the bizarre to invest in this book. The first story of the book can possibly be skipped by persons who have read 'The Wind-Up Bird ...

 

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