Published by Vintage, part of Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
£7.99
Author:
Haruki Murakami
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780099481553
£7.99
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EAN: 9780099481553
Published: 4 Oct 2012
What will you get for your birthday this year? A chance to see into the future? Or a reminder of the imperfect past?
In this enviable gathering, Haruki Murakami has chosen for his party some of the very best short story writers of recent years, each with their own birthday experiences, each story a snapshot of life on a single day. Including stories by Russell Banks, Ethan Canin, Raymond Carver, David Foster Wallace, Denis Johnson, Claire Keegan, Andrea Lee, Daniel Lyons, Lewis Robinson, Lynda Sexson, Paul Theroux, William Trevor and Haruki Murakami, this anthology captures a range of emotions evoked by advancing age and the passing of time, from events fondly recalled to the impact of appalling tragedy.
Previously published in a Japanese translation by Haruki Murakami, this English edition contains a specially written introduction.
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The perfect year-round present
- Time Out
Brilliant...Murakami introduces all these stories with grace and lightness of touch
- Sunday Herald
The perfect year-round present
- Time Out
A genuine curiosity of an anthology... Charming... Tantalising
- Scotland on Sunday
The quality of storytelling is exemplary... There's darkness enough here for the hardiest of cynics, but enough heart to charm
- Word
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. He is the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction. His works include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, After Dark and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, and the most recent of his many international honours is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J.M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V.S. Naipaul.
