A "dreamlike and compellingā tour de force (Chicago Tribune)āan astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japanās forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II.
Now with a new introduction by the author.
In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wifeās missing catāand then for his wife as wellāin a netherworld beneath the cityās placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakamiās most acclaimed and beloved novels.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Unabridged) - Haruki Murakami
A "dreamlike and compellingā tour de force (Chicago Tribune)āan astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japanās forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II.
Now with a new introduction by the author.
In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wifeās missing catāand then for his wife as wellāin a netherworld beneath the cityās placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakamiās most acclaimed and beloved novels.