South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (English) Paperback Book

Description: South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. The two eventually lost touch but now, in their 30s, they meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself catapulted into the past, risking all that he has in the present. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Casablanca remade Japanese-style- a moving, thoughtful story of long-lost love and second chances*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMIS NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*A moving, thoughtful story of long-lost love and second chancesGrowing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her fathers record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch.Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting, he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.Casablanca remade Japanese style...It is dream-like writing, laden with scenes which have the radiance of a poem The Times Notes New edition. Back Cover Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her fathers record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present. A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful...it is startlingly different: a true original Guardian Casablanca remade Japanese style...It is dream-like writing, laden with scenes which have the radiance of a poem The Times This wise and beautiful book is full of hidden truths New York Times This book aches...an eloquent treatise on the vertiginous, irrational powers of love and desire Independent on Sunday A beautiful, atmospheric novel sustained by Murakamis flair for philosophical mediation at its most human Irish Times Author Biography In 1978, Haruki Murakami was 29 and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, which turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. His books became bestsellers, were translated into many languages, including English, and the door was thrown wide open to Murakamis unique and addictive fictional universe.Murakami writes with admirable discipline, producing ten pages a day, after which he runs ten kilometres (he began long-distance running in 1982 and has participated in numerous marathons and races), works on translations, and then reads, listens to records and cooks. His passions colour his non-fiction output, from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running to Absolutely On Music, and they also seep into his novels and short stories, providing quotidian moments in his otherwise freewheeling flights of imaginative inquiry. In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84 and Men Without Women, his distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring Murakamis place as one of the worlds most acclaimed and well-loved writers. Review A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful...it is startlingly different: a true original * Guardian *Casablanca remade Japanese style...It is dream-like writing, laden with scenes which have the radiance of a poem * The Times *This wise and beautiful book is full of hidden truths * New York Times *This book aches...an eloquent treatise on the vertiginous, irrational powers of love and desire * Independent on Sunday *Impressively written and structured... Above all, the novel is memorable for its unflinchingly extreme treatment of romantic love * Times Literary Supplement * Promotional A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful-it is startlingly different- a true original Guardian Review Text A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful...it is startlingly different: a true original Review Quote A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful...it is startlingly different: a true original Promotional "Headline" Casablanca remade Japanese-style- a moving, thoughtful story of long-lost love and second chances Details ISBN0099448572 Author Haruki Murakami Pages 192 Year 2000 ISBN-10 0099448572 ISBN-13 9780099448570 Format Paperback Publication Date 2000-06-01 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Japanese DEWEY 895.635 Birth 1949 Media Book Short Title SOUTH OF THE BORDER WEST OF TH Language English Translator Philip Gabriel Residence Oiso, JA Series Harvill Secker Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2000-06-01 AU Release Date 2000-06-01 NZ Release Date 2000-06-01 Alternative 9781448104758 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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