Collection of Haruki Murakami -- Billiards in 1973

Author: Haruki Murakami
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: After winning the prize for The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Murakami wrote this novella Pinball 1973 the following year. The protagonist from The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle reappears: after countless struggles, "I" finally finds the pinball machine that captivated me in my youth. However, it can no longer ignite the passion of a lost youth for "me." "I" indifferently leaves the pinball machine. This novella continues the themes of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, where one can everywhere feel the protagonist's poetic questions and reflections on the departed youth, as well as his lingering attachment and sorrow for his former hometown.