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| Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman |
UK Edition: US Edition: buy from amazon.co.uk
| Contents: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Murakami has selected the stories himself and his introduction explain's. excerpt available from the Random House site (Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman) synopsis *Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman*, a collection of short stories most of which date from the late 90s onwards in translation. A number have been previously published in magazines but quite a few have never officially seen the light of day in English. According to OSAKABE Yoshio, the last five stories are from the Japanese collection "Tokyo Kitanshu" "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" Amazon.co.uk A translation of the title story "Blind Willow Sleeping Woman" is available reviews New York Times review by Terrence Rafferty Behind the metaphysical door and the disappearing men by from The Times (UK) New York Review of Books review - Gods of the Mall By Christian Caryl Review from Malaysia's The Star by Ted Mahsun New Zealand Herald review by Siobhan Harvey A visit to the kooky, whimsical world of Haruki Murakami - Japan Today review by Kevin McGue Sydney Morning Herald review by Andrew Riemer The Hindu review by MANJULA PADMANABHAN My Cultural Life review by Lou Laighton Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, An Annotated TOC from the Quarterly Murakami's Time Capsule, review by Matthew Tiffany Two Sides of Murakami, review by Elizabeth Wadell Very detailed Complete Review page Paste review by Charles McNair San Francisco Chronicle review by Jenna Krajeski Seattle Times review by Robert Allen Papinchak Christian Science Monitor review by Heller McAlpin Salon.com review by Laura Miller Hanalei Bay - short story published in the guardian in two parts (1) / (2) Bitesize: Big ole collection of short stories from yr man Haruki Murakami ...from Bookmunch The Observers's review by David Jays A hole in the middle of the Pacific - Haruki Murakami's latest collection The Time's review by Ruth Scurr Time Out Review The Soul of Japanese Wit - The Scotsman review A strange jaunt up the garden path A strange jaunt up the garden path - The New Statesman's review by Hugo Barnacle Haruki Murakami's odd, memorable tales strike a chord with readers inside and outside Japan, writes Stella Clarke. Fantastic article in the The Australian newspaper review The enemy within, By Ben Naparste, excellent article from The UK's Financial Times Good BookSl.t review by Michael Antman Powells has an interesting review by Lily Tuck Brief review from femalefirst.co.uk The wikipedia page on the novel librarything.com page for the novel
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