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Publication Name
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN
9780679750536

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679750533
ISBN-13
9780679750536
eBay Product ID (ePID)
586164

Product Key Features

Book Title
Elephant Vanishes : Stories
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Contemporary, Short Stories (Single Author), Magical Realism, Literary
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Fiction
Author
Haruki Murakami
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-043493
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"These are beautifully written stories, often funny, always moving." Chicago Tribune "Eerie, unsettling. . . . [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." Village Voice Literary Supplement "Charming, humorous and frequently puzzling . . .The Elephant Vanishes[is] fun to read." The New York Times "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside. . . . [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces. . . . Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out . . . warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." The New York Times Book Review "A stunning writer at work in an era of international literature." Newsday "Enchanting…intriguing…all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." Wall Street Journal "The Elephant Vanishes, through [its] bold originality and charming surrealism, should win the author new readers in this country." Detroit Free Press From the Trade Paperback edition., "These are beautifully written stories, often funny, always moving." Chicago Tribune "Eerie, unsettling. . . . [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." Village Voice Literary Supplement "Charming, humorous and frequently puzzling . . . The Elephant Vanishes [is] fun to read." The New York Times "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside. . . . [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces. . . . Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out . . . warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." The New York Times Book Review "A stunning writer at work in an era of international literature." Newsday "Enchanting…intriguing…all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." Wall Street Journal " The Elephant Vanishes , through [its] bold originality and charming surrealism, should win the author new readers in this country." Detroit Free Press, "These are beautifully written stories, often funny, always moving." Chicago Tribune "Eerie, unsettling. . . . [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." Village Voice Literary Supplement "Charming, humorous and frequently puzzling . . . The Elephant Vanishes [is] fun to read." The New York Times "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside. . . . [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces. . . . Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out . . . warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." The New York Times Book Review "A stunning writer at work in an era of international literature." Newsday "Enchanting...intriguing...all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." Wall Street Journal " The Elephant Vanishes , through [its] bold originality and charming surrealism, should win the author new readers in this country." Detroit Free Press From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Dewey Decimal
895.6/35
Synopsis
Includes the story "Barn Burning" which is now the basis for the major motion picture Burning In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes , the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities--and comes back bearing remarkable treasures, In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes , the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities--and comes back bearing remarkable treasures. Includes the story "Barn Burning," which is the basis for the major motion picture Burning.
LC Classification Number
PL856.U673E44 1993

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  • by madelinehf2012
    28 Oct, 2017

    Perfect condition!

    This book is in perfect condition and I cannot wait to read it...thanks! I LOVE this author...

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: fortwaynegoodwill

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    30 Oct, 2017

    Amazing book!

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    14 May, 2020

    Another Murakami success!

    Fun, quirky, entertaining stories

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    17 May, 2024

    Exactly what I ordered

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    22 Apr, 2024

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