Vintage Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the greatest modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.<br><br>"Murakami's bold willingness to go straight over the top is a signal indication of his genius. . . . A world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks." --<i>The Washington Post Book World<br><br></i>Not since Yukio Mishima and Yasunari Kawabata has a Japanese writer won the  international acclaim enjoyed by Haruki Murakami. His genre-busting novels, short stories and reportage, which have been translated into 35 languages, meld the surreal and the hard-boiled, deadpan comedy and delicate introspection. <br><br><b>Vintage Murakami </b>includes the opening chapter of the international bestseller <b>Norwegian Wood</b>; "Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Parts I and II" from his monumental novel <b>The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle</b>; "Shizuko Akashi" from <b>Underground</b>, his non-fiction book on the Toyko subway attack of 1995;...</br></br></br></br></br></br>