("Introduction : My birthday, your birthday", by Haruki Murakami — added to English ed. only) "Forever Overhead" (by David Foster Wallace) "Turning" (by Lynda Sexson) "The Birthday Cake" (by Daniel Lyons) "Timothy's Birthday" (by William Trevor) "Dundun" (by Denis Johnson) "The Moor" (by Russell Banks) "Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death" (by Ethan Canin) "The Birthday Present" (by Andrea Lee) "The Bath" (by Raymond Carver) "A Game of Dice" (by Paul Theroux) "Close to the Water's Edge" (by Claire Keegan) — (added to 2004 English hardback edition, 2006 Japanese edition and 2006 English paperback edition.) "The Ride" (by Lewis Robinson) — (added to 2006 Japanese edition and English paperback only) "Birthday Girl" (by Haruki Murakami)