Name: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
SKU: 8317583
Price: 13.86 EUR
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Author: Haruki Murakami
ISBN: 9780099512820

Type

Physical Book

Author

Haruki Murakami

Publisher

Vintage

Synopsis "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman "

A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightwatchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him; a couple's relationship is unbalanced after dining exclusively on exquisite crab while on holiday; a man follows instructions on the back of a postcard to apply for a job, but an unknown password stands between him and his mysterious employer. In each one of these stories Murakami sidesteps the real and sprints for the surreal. Everyday events are transcended, leaving the reader dazzled by this master of his craft.Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is Murakami's most eclectic collection of stories to date, spanning five years of his writing. An introduction explains the diversity of the author's choice.

Haruki Murakami

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(Kyoto, 1949) is one of the few Japanese authors who have made the leap from prestigious writer to best-selling author worldwide. He has received numerous awards, including the Noma, the Tanizaki, the Yomiuri, the Franz Kafka, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Hans Christian Andersen, and his name is repeatedly mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In Spain, he has earned the Archbishop Juan de San Clemente Award, the Order of Arts and Letters, awarded by the Spanish Government, the International Catalonia Prize 2011, and the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature 2023. Additionally, he is a marathon runner, triathlete, music lover, adores kittens, and greatly enjoys American literature.

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