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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

ISBN: 9780099488668
Release Date: 05 Jul 2007
Average rating: (read by 27 members)

Categories: Modern fiction

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.

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	Spireite
	Rated it 7 months ago

This compendium of short stories worked best for me by reading it with the Rubin biography of Murakami and helps to flush out some of the hidden delights on offer here.

	gsdgsd Full Review
	Rated it 10 months ago

I'm much more of a fan of Murakami's novels than his short fiction -- something that probably holds true for most authors, for that matter -- but I was still surprised at how unenthusiastic I was about this.

The pieces are generally kind of light....

	Lauralou Full Review
	Rated it 11 months ago

In this collection of short stories Murakami writes about some really weird things (e.g. the year of spaghetti!)but makes them seem real, honest and interesting reflections of human experiences. I did not like all the stories equally, but some of them...

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