02762cam a2200469 i 4500 350182888 TxAuBib 20150917120000.0 150505s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015010860 9780385352123 hardcover $25.95 0385352123 hardcover $25.95 (OCoLC)908554340 TxAuBib rda eng jpn Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Novels Selections English. Wind/Pinball : two novels / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Ted Goossen. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. xvii, 233 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The Rat Series ; 1, 2 "The book is a completely new translation (by Ted Goossen) of Haruki Murakami's novels HEAR THE WIND SING (originally published in Japan as Kaze no uta o kike in 1979) and PINBALL, 1973 (originally published in Japan as 1973 nen no pinbōru in 1980). Knopf is publishing them together as "WIND/PINBALL" in hardcover in August 2015". "This is a Borzoi book". "The debut short novels--nearly thirty years out of print-- by the internationally acclaimed writer, newly retranslated and in one English-language volume for the first time, with a new introduction by the author. These first major works of fiction by Haruki Murakami center on two young men--an unnamed narrator and his friend and former roommate, the Rat. Powerful, at times surreal, stories of loneliness, obsession, and eroticism, these novellas bear all the hallmarks of Murakami's later books, giving us a fascinating insight into a great writer's beginnings, and are remarkable works of fiction in their own right. Here too is an exclusive essay by Murakami in which he explores and explains his decision to become a writer. Prequels to the much-beloved classics A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance, these early works are essential reading for Murakami completists and contemporary fiction lovers alike"-- Provided by publisher. 20150917. FICTION / Literary. Young men Fiction. College students Japan Fiction. Loneliness Fiction. Pinball machines Fiction. Nineteen sixties Fiction. Japan Fiction. Bildungsromans. Novellas. Goossen, Ted, translator. The Rat Series ; 1, 2. 9780385352123.jpg Cover image