Wind-Up Bird Chronicle : A Novel by Haruki Murakami (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Type
Novel
ISBN
9780679775430
Book Title
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle : a Novel
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1998
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.3 in
Author
Haruki Murakami
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Fantasy / Contemporary, Magical Realism, Literary, Political
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
624 Pages
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679775439
ISBN-13
9780679775430
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1144058

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle : a Novel
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
Psychological, Fantasy / Contemporary, Magical Realism, Literary, Political
Genre
Fiction
Author
Haruki Murakami
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-002813
Reviews
“Dreamlike and compelling. . . . Murakami is a genius.� - Chicago Tribune “Mesmerizing. . . . Murakami’s most ambitious attempt yet to stuff all of modern Japan into a single fictional edifice.� - The Washington Post Book World “A significant advance in Murakami’s art . . . a bold and generous book.� - The New York Times Book Review “A stunning work of art . . . that bears no comparisons.� - New York Observer “With The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle , Murakami spreads his brilliant, fantastical wings and soars.� - Philadelphia Inquirer “Seductive. . . . A labyrinth designed by a master, at once familiar and irresistibly strange.� - San Francisco Chronicle “An epic . . . as sculpted and implacable as a bird by Brancusi.� - New York Magazine “Mesmerizing, original . . . fascinating, daring, mysterious and profoundly rewarding.� - Baltimore Sun “A beguiling sense of mystery suffuses The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and draws us irresistibly and ever deeper into the phantasmagoria of pain and memory. . . . Compelling [and] convincing.� - Los Angeles Times Book Review “Digs relentlessly into the buried secrets of Japan’s past . . . brilliantly translated into the latest vernacular.� -Pico Iyer, Time From the Trade Paperback edition., "Dreamlike and compelling. . . . Murakami is a genius." Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Murakami's most ambitious attempt yet to stuff all of modern Japan into a single fictional edifice." The Washington Post Book World "A significant advance in Murakami's art . . . a bold and generous book." The New York Times Book Review "A stunning work of art . . .that bears no comparisons." New York Observer "With The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Murakami spreads his brilliant, fantastical wings and soars." Philadelphia Inquirer "Seductive. . . . A labyrinth designed by a master, at once familiar and irresistibly strange." San Francisco Chronicle "An epic . . . as sculpted and implacable as a bird by Brancusi." New York Magazine "Mesmerizing, original . . . fascinating, daring, mysterious and profoundly rewarding." Baltimore Sun "A beguiling sense of mystery suffuses The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and draws us irresistibly and ever deeper into the phantasmagoria of pain and memory. . . . Compelling [and] convincing." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Digs relentlessly into the buried secrets of Japan's past . . . brilliantly translated into the latest vernacular." Pico Iyer, Time, "Dreamlike and compelling. . . . Murakami is a genius." -- Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Murakami's most ambitious attempt yet to stuff all of modern Japan into a single fictional edifice." -- The Washington Post Book World "A significant advance in Murakami's art . . . a bold and generous book." -- The New York Times Book Review "A stunning work of art . . . that bears no comparisons." -- New York Observer "With The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle , Murakami spreads his brilliant, fantastical wings and soars." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Seductive. . . . A labyrinth designed by a master, at once familiar and irresistibly strange." -- San Francisco Chronicle "An epic . . . as sculpted and implacable as a bird by Brancusi." -- New York Magazine "Mesmerizing, original . . . fascinating, daring, mysterious and profoundly rewarding." -- Baltimore Sun "A beguiling sense of mystery suffuses The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and draws us irresistibly and ever deeper into the phantasmagoria of pain and memory. . . . Compelling [and] convincing." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Digs relentlessly into the buried secrets of Japan's past . . . brilliantly translated into the latest vernacular." --Pico Iyer, Time, "Dreamlike and compelling. . . . Murakami is a genius." Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Murakami's most ambitious attempt yet to stuff all of modern Japan into a single fictional edifice." The Washington Post Book World "A significant advance in Murakami's art . . . a bold and generous book." The New York Times Book Review "A stunning work of art . . .that bears no comparisons." New York Observer "WithThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Murakami spreads his brilliant, fantastical wings and soars." Philadelphia Inquirer "Seductive. . . . A labyrinth designed by a master, at once familiar and irresistibly strange." San Francisco Chronicle "An epic . . . as sculpted and implacable as a bird by Brancusi." New York Magazine "Mesmerizing, original . . . fascinating, daring, mysterious and profoundly rewarding." Baltimore Sun "A beguiling sense of mystery suffusesThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicleand draws us irresistibly and ever deeper into the phantasmagoria of pain and memory. . . . Compelling [and] convincing." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Digs relentlessly into the buried secrets of Japan's past . . . brilliantly translated into the latest vernacular." Pico Iyer,Time, "Dreamlike and compelling. . . . Murakami is a genius." - Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Murakami's most ambitious attempt yet to stuff all of modern Japan into a single fictional edifice." - The Washington Post Book World "A significant advance in Murakami's art . . . a bold and generous book." - The New York Times Book Review "A stunning work of art . . . that bears no comparisons." - New York Observer "With The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle , Murakami spreads his brilliant, fantastical wings and soars." - Philadelphia Inquirer "Seductive. . . . A labyrinth designed by a master, at once familiar and irresistibly strange." - San Francisco Chronicle "An epic . . . as sculpted and implacable as a bird by Brancusi." - New York Magazine "Mesmerizing, original . . . fascinating, daring, mysterious and profoundly rewarding." - Baltimore Sun "A beguiling sense of mystery suffuses The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and draws us irresistibly and ever deeper into the phantasmagoria of pain and memory. . . . Compelling [and] convincing." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Digs relentlessly into the buried secrets of Japan's past . . . brilliantly translated into the latest vernacular." -Pico Iyer, Time
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A "dreamlike and compelling" tour de force ( Chicago Tribune )--an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan's 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 wife's missing cat--and then for his wife as well--in a netherworld beneath the city's 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 Murakami's most acclaimed and beloved novels., The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force--and one of Haruki Murakami's most acclaimed and beloved novels. In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat--and then for his wife as well--in a netherworld beneath the city's 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 an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan's forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II.
LC Classification Number
PL856.U673N4513 1997

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    I bought this book specifically because I wanted the edition of The Wind Up Bird Chronicle that was advertised in the product picture (the version with the upside-down bird on the cover). However, I received the newer printing (with the burst of colors on the cover), which I already own. I gave the duplicate copy to a friend, but I still wish I hadn't made this purchase. I know it sounds like a huge nitpick, but I'm a diehard Murakami fan, and I wanted to round out my collection with a matching copy of The Wind Up Bird Chronicle. The new glossy multi-color edition sticks out like a sore thumb, and doesn't look nearly as cool. I technically received the correct book, and it was in great condition, but it wasn't the product I thought I was ordering (because of the misleading picture).

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: innersleeve-1

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    So happy with my book! Looks fresh off the shelf and was packaged with a lot of care as well. The shipping was also speedy so it was overall a 10/10 buying experience!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: great1572

  • Great book

    Very interesting lliterature if you have any interest in contemporary literature from Japan. I am enjoying it so far.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwill_industries_of_south_florida

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    Excited to a new copy of my favorite book. It’s in great shape.

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