![]() Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. "If Murakami’s hybrid futurism is a product of Japanese tradition clashing with local postmodernism, then the greatest revelation of his debut is how this contradiction has raged in Murakami from the outset." - Steve Erickson, The New York Times Book Review.(.) What is also there, especially in Hear the Wind Sing, is reflections on writing itself, as if Murakami were stating his reasons, and his need, to tell stories." - Arifa Akbar, The Independent "As stories read without (unfair?) comparison, both books have that unique blend of melancholy and beauty that Murakami manages so well they are mysterious, moreish, but also mannered and incomplete."Early Murakami isn’t Murakami-in-the-making, it’s already and entirely Murakami." - Ian Sansom, The Guardian.It’s that both stories hint at the unique, postmodern blend of the real and the surreal, the quotidian and the allegorical for which Murakami would later become famous." - Hannah Beckerman, The Guardian ![]() "What establishes these two novellas as quintessential Murakami are not just the themes of isolation and loneliness that will characterise many of his later works, nor their colloquial style that positions them firmly in the familiar territory of classic American coming-of-age novels.Nor are they only for hard-core Murakami fans." - The Economist "These new-old books are short but by no means slight.Previously translated by Alfred Birnbaum (1987).Published together with Pinball, 1973 as Wind/Pinball.In Escucha la canción del viento y Pinball 1973 - España In Wenn der Wind singt/Pinball 1973 - Deutschland ![]() In Écoute le chant du vent/Flipper, 1973 - France General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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