Little Kodansha Murakami Books

By Patrick
08 Mar 12 at 12:55 PM
In: Micellanea

So I love Haruki Murakami. I am slowly reading through everything he has written. I read A Wild Sheep Chase* and then found it is the third book in the Trilogy of the Rat. Hear the Wind Sing* and Pinball, 1973* are the first two volumes.

Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 Unwrapped

They are not in printed in the US, though Alfred Birnbaum did translations of both. I found new copies through Amazon Marketplace * and ordered them.

These very small paperbacks were about $25 each, but I had had enough wine to drink that I threw financial caution to the wind and ordered them both. And I am very glad that I did. They arrived quickly and were nicely wrapped.

Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 Wrapped One of the Rat Trilogy Wrapped, Close Up

They are adorable little paperbacks that even have dust jackets.

Pinball, 1973 Showing Dust Jacket Pinball, 1973 Next to Dust Jacket

The publisher has even included little bookmarks.

Bookmarks included in the two Rat Trilogy books

I love these books.

I guess the moral of the story is, always drink too much and be fearless where spending is concerned.