{"product_id":"9780099448792","title":"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle","description":"Author: Murakami, Haruki\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099448792\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 624 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerising, surreal novel - Murakami's most celebrated and influential masterpiece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eToru Okada's cat has disappeared.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis wife is growing more distant every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada's vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table, are turned inside out, and he embarks on a bizarre journey, guided (however obscurely) by a succession of characters, each with a tale to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Visionary...a bold and generous book' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Murakami weaves textured layers of reality into a shot-silk garment of deceptive beauty' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply philosophical and teasingly perplexing, it is impossible to put down' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mesmerising, surreal, this really is the work of a true original' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145003970718,"sku":"UBD-9780099448792","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099448792.jpg?v=1786878169","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099448792","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}