本書由7個短篇組成。1、《drive my car》:舞臺劇演員家福明明知道同為演員的妻子和同劇男演員定期幽會,卻假裝不知,在世人面前扮演著恩愛夫妻。妻子去世後,他雇傭了一位女性司機美崎。相處中,他開始逐漸和美崎交流自己的內心世界。2《yesterday》:木樽和我是同年級,她出身于東京都大田區田園調布,卻能說得一口字正腔圓的關西腔,我們倆在打工時相識,從此開始了一場奇妙的“文化交流”。3、《獨立器官》:我的朋友美容整形醫生渡會信奉獨身主義,他在失去生命時還在叩問自己到底算什麼。他一世風流不羈,卻也在52歲時不可避免地陷入一場熱戀,愛上一個已婚女子,結果這個女人不僅拋棄了自己的丈夫,也拋棄了他,最終和第三個男人不知所蹤,渡會得知後萬念俱灰,鬱鬱而終。4、《天方夜譚》:羽原被關在遠離大陸的一個孤島上,在和女聯絡員產生戀情之後,每次發生關係,女聯絡員就像一千零一夜裡的王妃一樣,會為他講述一個意味深長、妖嬈魅惑的故事,羽原為此神魂顛倒,時刻處於害怕失去她和她講述的故事的不安中。5、《木野》:木野遭遇妻子背叛,親眼目睹妻子與一位跟自己關係親密的同事睡在自家床上,
A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and
A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His
A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His
'I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.' Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami