{"product_id":"9784805317648","title":"Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1","description":"Author: Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805317648\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Oct 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s stories in graphic novel form for the first time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaruki Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Now for the first time, many of Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s best-loved short stories are available in graphic novel form in English. \u003ci\u003eHaruki Murakami Stories 1\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of three volumes, which will present a total of 9 short stories from Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s bestselling collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s characteristic themes of loss, remorse and confusion, the four stories in this volume are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Super-Frog Saves Tokyo\u0026amp;#x27;:\u003c\/b\u003e A few days after an earthquake, Katagiri discovers a giant frog in this home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from another earthquake, but Katagiri must help him. Is this real, or is Katagiri dreaming? \u0026amp;#x27;\u003cb\u003e[This story has] such an engaging mix of realism and fantasy that it takes a while for you to realise what a sad undertow the story has and how much it says about Katagiri\u0026amp;#x27;s solitary life, his feelings of powerlessness and his dread of another quake.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Where I\u0026amp;#x27;m Likely to Find It\u0026amp;#x27;:\u003c\/b\u003e A woman\u0026amp;#x27;s husband goes missing so she hires detective. As the detective traces the man\u0026amp;#x27;s whereabouts, he reflects on the meaning of his own life. \u0026amp;#x27;\u003cb\u003eA searching Kafkaesque parable about disappearance, loss and coping.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Birthday Girl\u0026amp;#x27;:\u003c\/b\u003e A woman tells her friend the story of a surreal encounter she has on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works, who grants her a wish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;The Seventh Man\u0026amp;#x27;:\u003c\/b\u003e The story of a man scarred by the death of his childhood friend in a tsunami. \u0026amp;#x27;\u003cb\u003eAlthough Murakami\u0026amp;#x27;s style and deadpan humour are wonderfully distinctive, his emotional territory is more familiar--remorse, unresolved confusion, sudden epiphanies--though heightened by the surreal. In \u0026amp;#x27;The Seventh Man,\u0026amp;#x27; one of his saddest stories, the narrator recalls the wave that reared up during a freak storm and engulfed his childhood friend.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel visual take on these classic Murakami stories will be devoured by his fans and provide a new window onto his work for younger readers not yet familiar with it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875665793182,"sku":"ADS-9784805317648","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805317648.jpg?v=1779755263","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805317648","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}