First published 2015
From the beloved master of the melancholic, a new collection of stories about men adrift. A cat vanishes, leaving a void. A baseball player ponders his path. Strangers in smoky bars seek connection. Through these vignettes, Murakami paints a poignant portrait of contemporary masculinity - its loneliness, its longing, its need to belong. With the author's signature wry humor and incisive observation, these tales speak to the quiet aches of the heart.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary, japanese-literature
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, quiet-aches
240 pages · Paperback · Vintage