The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Posted on 04 July 2017 by Haruki Murakami

Japan s most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II.In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife s missing cat Soon he finds himself looking for his wife as well in a netherworld that lies beneath the placid surface of Tokyo As these searches intersect, Okada encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists a psychic prostitute a malevolent yet mediagenic politician a cheerfully morbid sixteen year old girl and an aging war veteran who has been permanently changed by the hideous things he witnessed during Japan s forgotten campaign in Manchuria.Gripping, prophetic, suffused with comedy and menace, The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force equal in scope to the masterpieces of Mishima and Pynchon.Three books in one volume The Thieving Magpie, Bird as Prophet, The Birdcatcher This translation by Jay Rubin is in collaboration with the author. Read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – kino-fada.fr I had been wondering where my cat was when the phone rang It was a woman offering to have no strings sex with me I made some non committal remarks to her and put the receiver down I hate those cold callers I had nothing to do that day, or any other day, so I walked down the back alley and fell into a desultory conversation with a random 16 year old girl who had a wooden leg and a parrot on her shoulder She suggested I help her make some easy money by counting bald people That sounded about I had been wondering where my cat was when the phone rang It was a woman offering to have no strings sex with me I made some non committal remarks to her and put the receiver down I hate those cold callers I had nothing to do that day, or any other day, so I walked down the back alley and fell into a desultory conversation with a random 16 year old girl who had a wooden leg and a parrot on her shoulder She suggested I help her make some easy money by counting bald people That sounded about as good as anything else to me...A part of me wishes that I hadn t read it yet so I could still read it for the first time and be mesmerized.It is quiet difficult for me to describe what this book was like It is surreal and psychedelic It is mysterious, something out of this world You just need to stop questioning things and let yourself get carried away It begins with a seemingly ordinary day in the life of a very ordinary man But things only gets strange and stranger from there dreams spill into reality, lines between A part of me wishes that I hadn t read it yet so I could still read it for the first time and be mesmerized.It is quiet difficult for me to describe what this book was like It is surreal and psychedelic It is mysterious, something out of this world You just need to stop questioning things and let yourself get carried away It begins with a seemingly ordinary day in the life of a very ordinary man But things only gets strange and stranger from there dreams spill into reality, lines between natural and supernatural are smudged, a guy sitting deep down in a well digs into his subconscious, a boy s personality is stolen by the devil, a miraculous blue mark on a ...WATER IS GOODYou, the politician with the psychopath eyes on the T.V I hate you Russian scheming Where the fuck is my cat And why did I name him after you Mr Psychopath EYES WarBloodDeathZoo animals My dreams are wack, yo but WAIT Are they really dreams No way man, I totally did it with her for real.Skinning people alive Wacky woman with the Huge red hat, tell me Are you a psychic OR ARE YOU NOT What a cool walkway between the HOUSES telephonetelephoneRing, Ring, Ring HelllooooWATER IS GOODYou, the politician with the psychopath eyes on the T.V I hate you Russian scheming Where the fuck is my cat And why did I name him after you Mr Psychopath EYES WarBloodDeathZoo animals My dreams are wack, yo but WAIT Are they really dreams No way man, I tota...Y know what I give up I m never going to finish this I don t think Murakami s a hack, and I know that everybody except me thinks he s a genius, and I also understand or,specifically, have had it angrily explained to me that my dislike for Murakami has to do with me being an American asshole who can t see through her own cultura...Only like 10 books or so in this world could be made of actual MAGIC They are entities so far out of this world they indeed resemble pariahs, belonging to their own orbit following their own sets of rules that it is your utmost privilege to read them, to find out for yourself why it is that they stick to the collective psyche of an entire literati This profound take on life reality is so complex, so incredibly well orchestrated, thought out a new one for the list of Tops The mai Only like 10 books or so in this world could be made of ac...I absolutely adored the book upon starting out It is exquisitely crafted, with each seemingly casual word chosen to illustrate the world into which we have entered It is a lonely world full of half finished stories, abrupt departures, missed connections and deep silences Poor Mr Wind Up Bird, lives on an alley with no exits, in a borrowed life that he could never afford to live without the kindness of his uncle He s just quit his job, as he has no idea of where to go with his life, but is I absolutely adored the book upon starting out It is exquisitely crafted, with each seemingly casual word chosen to illustrate the world into which we have entered It is a lonely world full of half finished stories, abrupt departures, missed connections and deep silences Poor Mr Wind Up Bird, lives on an alley with no exits, in a borrowed life that he could never afford to live without the kindness of his uncle He s j...Toru Okada recently quit his job at the law office and has been spending his time alone in the house all day while his wife, Kumiko, goes to work One day while cooking he receives a strange phone call from a women claiming to know him He can t recognize her voice though and becomes confused by this turn of events Kumiko is worried because recently their cat disappeared Usually their cat comes home after a while even though he wanders off and so Toru goes off in search of the cat On his sear Toru Okada recently quit his job at the law office and has been spending his time alone in the house all day while his wife, Kumiko, goes to work One day while cooking he receives a strange phone call from a women claiming to know him He can t recognize her voice though and becomes confused by this turn of events Kumiko is worried because recently their cat disappeared Usually their cat comes home after a while even though he wanders off and so Toru goes off in search of the cat On his search he meets and befriend the neighbor girl May Kasahara, who is staying home from school after getting into an accident May and Toru spend time together, watching and waiting to see if the cat will come home Things take an even weirder turn when Kumiko tells her husband to consult with Malta Kano, who helps people and Kumiko knows through her brother Noboru Wataya Toru hates Noboru Wataya...This book has received praise from many circles, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times Wind Up Bird was also considered a New York Times Notable Book the year it was published, and it earned Murakami, the author, a serious literary award presented by the Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe To top it off, most of the reviews on Goodreads are filled to bursting with lavish praise for both Murakami and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle But, less than This book has received praise from many circles, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times Wind Up Bird was also considered a New York Times Notable Book the year it was published, and it earned Murakami, the author, a serious literary award presented by the Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe To top it off, most of the reviews on Goodreads are filled to bursting with lavish praise for both Murakami and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle But, l...Good Lord, it s been over a month since I ve finished s book What have I been doing with my life And why haven t I read this book until now First off, let me put my four star rating of this book into context It s only four stars because I feel like I need to read it again, and maybe again and again, to truly appreciate all that is contained within these 600 beautiful pages I get the story There s a plot and all that, but there is also so muchgoing on, there are so many layers, such co Good Lord, it s been over a month since I ve finished s book What have I been doing with my life And why haven t I read this book until now First off, let me put my four star rating of this book into context It s only four stars because I feel like I need to read it again, and maybe again and again, to truly appreciate all that is contained within these 600 beautiful pages I get the story There s a plot and all that, but there is also so muchgoing..., ,,,

English
04 July 2017

Haruki Murakami