Toru Okada's cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. As 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.
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Toru Okada's cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. As 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.
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Good Condition in Good jacket. 9781846553875. Fiction. Good+/Good+ 1st print 1st ed 2010 Harvill hardback, unclipped DJ, MISSING the wrapper band, one of 2, 500 copies only. Fly-leaf has vertical crease, a little corner bumping to boards and light edge-wear to jacket, well-preserved bright and unmarked. More Murakami 1st's available. Size: 16 x 5 x 24 cm. 624 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction; Fiction and Related items; Fiction: general and literary; ISBN: 1846553873. ISBN/EAN: 9781846553875. Dewey Code: 895.635. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 089185.
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Collectable-Good Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9781846553875. Fiction. VG-/VG 1st print 1st ed 2010 Harvill hardback, unclipped DJ, comes with the wrapper band, one of 2, 500 copies only. Extensive previous gift note covering most of the fly-leaf. Top of spine just a little pushed, with minor separation to the top of the page block, VG bright and unmarked. More Murakami 1st's available. E4 Size: 16 x 5 x 24 cm. 624 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction; Fiction and Related items; Fiction: general and literary; ISBN: 1846553873. ISBN/EAN: 9781846553875. Dewey Code: 895.635. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 088842.
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Like New. Size: 6x1x9; First printing first edition thus limited edition of 2500 looks unread in jacket. Paper band present with tiny tear to one edge at the spine. oversized and overweight. B75 Please email for photos.
