The Elephant Vanishes

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  Murakami showcases the prenultimate short story. I actually enjoyed these more than his full length novels.

  Interestingly, the same names appear ... so one is given a glimpse of his novel's characters outside of their novels.

  The first story is excerpted from Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. And ... (continue)

  Murakami showcases the prenultimate short story. I actually enjoyed these more than his full length novels.

  Interestingly, the same names appear ... so one is given a glimpse of his novel's characters outside of their novels.

  The first story is excerpted from Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. And if you haven't read this yet, well, I guess you will want to after having read this anthology!

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  guiltlessreader aka screamingbanshee said on Jul 23, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  A very sparse and intriguing writing style had me curiously captivated. At the end of many of the stories I was by surprised by the brevity of the endings, yet not annoyed since the whole story had been strange and curious.

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  Mearso said on Feb 1, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  from someone who doesn't like short stories...

  I have to say, I never like short stories, but having read Norwegian Wood I am so mesmerized that I have to pick up any book of Murakami I can get hold of from the library, and this happens to be the one.

  I must admit, I didn't finish all of the short stories although I attempted to start each ... (continue)

  I have to say, I never like short stories, but having read Norwegian Wood I am so mesmerized that I have to pick up any book of Murakami I can get hold of from the library, and this happens to be the one.

  I must admit, I didn't finish all of the short stories although I attempted to start each - it was a bit of hit and miss, most of those I quite enjoyed, but I only wish the stories could be longer to allow it develop a bit more, as many of them gave me the "not quite finished" feeling.

  Well, good news is that the first story "The Wind-up Bird And Tuesday's Women" is actually a section of his novel "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle", so I know which of his book I should read next!

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  olivia said on Aug 7, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  The story in this which is a fragment of the novel (Wind-up Bird Chronicles) is so much better than the rest, and left me hankering something more substantial like the novels. So the whole turned out to be merely diverting.

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  huntch said on Apr 11, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  one of the more profound and consistent short stories collection of Murakami

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  Millie said on Aug 26, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Audio CD
• ISBN-10: 9626344067
• ISBN-13: 9789626344064
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
• Pub date: Jun 01, 2006
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 和書, Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani, Nederlandse Boeken, Svenska böcker

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