Vintage Murakami
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the greatest modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.?Murakami?s bold willingness to go straight over the top is a signal indication of his genius. . . . A world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks.? ?The Washington Post Book WorldNot since Yukio Mishima and Yasunari Kawabata has a Japanese writer won the  international acclaim enjoyed by Haruki Murakami. His genre-busting novels, short stories and reportage, which have been translated into 35 languages, meld the surreal and the hard-boiled, deadpan comedy and delicate introspection.Vintage Murakamiincludes the opening chapter of the international bestsellerNorwegian Wood; ?Lieutenant Mamiya?s Long Story: Parts I and II? from his monumental novelThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle; ?Shizuko Akashi? fromUnderground, his non-fiction book on the Toyko subway attack of 1995; and the short stories ?Barn Burning,? ?Honeypie.?Also inclucded, for the first time in book form, the short story, ?Ice Man.?