{"product_id":"men-without-women-haruki-murakami","title":"Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE SHORT STORY COLLECTION THAT GAVE THE WORLD \u003ci\u003eDRIVE MY CAR,\u003c\/i\u003e THE BAFTA AND OSCAR WINNING FILM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling collection of short stories from the beloved internationally acclaimed Haruki Murakami.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross 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 smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked by the same wry humour that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Supremely enjoyable, philosophical and pitch-perfect new collection of short stories...Murakami has a marvelous understanding of youth and age' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Murakami at his whimsical, romantic best' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, \u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e was twenty-nine 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, \u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, won a new writers' award and was published the following year. More followed, including \u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEnd of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, but it was \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1Q84,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Person Singular\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls\u003c\/i\u003e Murakami's distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world's most acclaimed and well-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheodore (Ted) Goossen has translated the work\u003cbr\u003eof many Japanese writers, most notably Naoya\u003cbr\u003eShiga, Haruki Murakami, and Hiromi Kawakami.\u003cbr\u003eHe is the editor of The Oxford Book of Japanese\u003cbr\u003eShort Stories (1997) and the co-editor and founder, with Motoyuki Shibata, of the annual\u003cbr\u003eliterary journal Monkey Business (now Monkey:\u003cbr\u003enew writing from Japan), which, since 2011, has\u003cbr\u003eintroduced a new generation of Japanese writers to English-speaking readers. Essays and stories by, as well as interviews with, Murakami are a staple of every issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807962505565,"sku":"K066345557","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6634555700001A.jpg?v=1788496884","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/men-without-women-haruki-murakami","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}