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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (John Gall cover, Rare) 1st Print!

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
Type
Novel
Narrative Type
Fiction
Features
John Gaul Cover
Original Language
English
Edition
First Printing
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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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. 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.

Product Identifiers

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

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
Lccn
97-002813
Target Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pl856.U673n4513 1997
Copyright Date
1997

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    Not the product imaged

    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

  • Too happy!

    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

  • Great book. Very happy with the purchase. I bought it because Patti Smith liked it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: rockarch

  • Good

    Started reading it today, already addicted

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: prytani