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Book SynopsisTsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. One day they announced that they didn't want to see him or talk to him ever again. Since that day, Tsukuru has been unable to form intimate connections. Then he meets Sara, who insists that he must find out what happened all those years ago. From the internationally acclaimed author of NORWEGIAN WOOD comes a poignant mystery story about friendship.
Trade ReviewA naturalistic coming-of-age story… sprinkled with strange images and written in a hauntingly mournful key * Guardian *
[Murakmi’s] elegant, frugal prose creates a tale of courage and hope as Tsukuru tries to unlock the secrets of his past * Stylist *
Critics have variously likened Murakami to Raymond Carver, Raymond Chandler, Arthur C Clarke, Don DeLillo, Philip K Dick, Bret Easton Ellis and Thomas Pynchon – a roster so ill-assorted to suggest he is in fact an original * New York Times *
A rich and even brilliant piece of work… Genuinely resonant and satisfying -- James Walton * Spectator *
This is a book for both the new and experienced reader....[it] reveals another side of Murakami, one not so easy to pin down. Incurably restive, ambiguous and valiantly struggling toward a new level of maturation -- Patti Smith * New York Times *
