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South of the Border, West of the Sun
Haruki Murakami
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Description for South of the Border, West of the Sun
Paperback. Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. The two eventually lost touch but now, in their thirties, they meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself catapulted into the past, risking all that he has in the present. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
A moving, thoughtful story of long-lost love and second chances
Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch.
Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting, he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099448570
SKU
9780099448570
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About Haruki Murakami
In 1978, Haruki Murakami was 29 and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers’ award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland ... Read more
Reviews for South of the Border, West of the Sun
A story of love in a cool climate, intensely romantic and weepily beautiful...it is startlingly different: a true original
Guardian
Casablanca remade Japanese style...It is dream-like writing, laden with scenes which have the radiance of a poem
The Times
This wise and beautiful book is full of hidden truths
New York Times
This book ... Read more
Guardian
Casablanca remade Japanese style...It is dream-like writing, laden with scenes which have the radiance of a poem
The Times
This wise and beautiful book is full of hidden truths
New York Times
This book ... Read more