Works of Haruki Murakami — Hear the Wind Whistle

Author: (Japanese) Haruki Murakami, translated by Lin Shaohua
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Haruki Murakami began his literary career with the novella Kafka on the Shore. The plot of Kafka on the Shore is not very complex. "I" drink at a bar, encounter a drunken girl collapsed on the bathroom floor, and take her home. The next day, the girl discovers she is completely naked and accuses "I" of humiliating her, leaving "I" speechless. However, a few days later, the two grow closer. Unbeknownst to "I," when he returns for winter break, the girl has vanished, leaving "I" alone, sitting at the spot where they once sat together, gazing longingly at the sea. Kafka on the Shore won the 22nd Akutagawa Prize. A critic remarked, "Every line is not excessively elaborated, yet every line carries subtle charm!" This is Murakami's breakthrough work, which has sold over 1.4 million copies in Japan.