A newly translated novel from the bestselling Japanese author, whose works include }Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle{ and }IQ84{. It sold more than a million copies the first week it went on sale in Japan, and its hardback publication was a much-anticipated literary event. It's a return to Murakami's lyrical realism of }Norwegian Wood{, but set in contemporary Japan. Now in paperback. 'Murakami has established himself as the unofficial laureate of Japan' }The New York Times{