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A “dreamlike and compelling” tour de force (Chicago Tribune)—an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’s forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II.

Now with a new introduction by the author.

In a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife’s missing cat—and then for his wife as well—in a netherworld beneath the city’s placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakami’s most acclaimed and beloved novels.

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Dreamlike and compelling says Boston GlobeDreamlike and compelling says Boston Globe

Fascinating, daring, mysterious says The BaltimoreFascinating, daring, mysterious says The Baltimore

Now with a new introduction by the authorNow with a new introduction by the author

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 1998
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Vintage International
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 607 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679775439
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679775430
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.17 x 1.33 x 7.96 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #11,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #88 in Magical Realism #91 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books) #722 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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