Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Combining the early, straightforward seductions of Norwegian Wood and the complex mysteries of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, this new novel-his seventh translated into English-is Haruki Murakami at his most satisfying and representative best.The scenario is as simple as it is uncomfortable: a college student falls in love (once and for all, despite everything that transpires afterward) with a classmate whose devotion to Kerouac and an untidy writerly life precludes any personal commitments-until she meets a considerably older and far more sophisticated businesswoman. It is through this wormhole that she enters Murakamis surreal yet humane universe, to which she serves as guide both for us and for her frustrated suitor, now a teacher. In the course of her travels from parochial Japan through Europe and ultimately to an island off the coast of Greece, she disappears without a trace, leaving only lineaments of her fate: computer accounts of bizarre events and stories within stories. The teacher, summoned to assist in the search for her, experiences his own ominous, haunting visions, which lead him nowhere but home to Japan-and there, under the expanse of deep space and the still-orbiting Sputnik, he finally achieves a true understanding of his beloved.A love story, a missing-person story, a detective story-all enveloped in a philosophical mystery-and, finally, a profound meditation on human longing.
Soft cover. Zustand: Very good. No jacket. Advance reader copy. Cover and inside pages are clean and unmarked.
Hardcover. Zustand: New. Combining the early, straightforward seductions of Norwegian Wood and the complex mysteries of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, this new novel-his seventh translated into English-is Haruki Murakami at his most satisfying and representative best.The scenario is as simple as it is uncomfortable: a college student falls in love (once and for all, despite everything that transpires afterward) with a classmate whose devotion to Kerouac and an untidy writerly life precludes any personal commitments-until she meets a considerably older and far more sophisticated businesswoman. It is through this wormhole that she enters Murakamis surreal yet humane universe, to which she serves as guide both for us and for her frustrated suitor, now a teacher. In the course of her travels from parochial Japan through Europe and ultimately to an island off the coast of Greece, she disappears without a trace, leaving only lineaments of her fate: computer accounts of bizarre events and stories within stories. The teacher, summoned to assist in the search for her, experiences his own ominous, haunting visions, which lead him nowhere but home to Japan-and there, under the expanse of deep space and the still-orbiting Sputnik, he finally achieves a true understanding of his beloved.A love story, a missing-person story, a detective story-all enveloped in a philosophical mystery-and, finally, a profound meditation on human longing.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. 1st US edition. Hardbound in dust jacket.
Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375411690 ISBN 13: 9780375411694
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition; First Printing. First American edition stated. ; 8.70 X 5.88 X 1.04 inches; 210 pages.
Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375411690 ISBN 13: 9780375411694
Sprache: Englisch
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First US Edition. First US edition, hardcover, has a slight skew to the binding, bumps to the spine ends, mild sunning to the head, and a touch of smudging to the edges of the text block. Overall, a solid, tight, Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has slight bumps to the spine ends and corners, and some faint marks to the front. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Verlag: Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375411690 ISBN 13: 9780375411694
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo, 210 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Green spine with design and black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "U.S.A $23.00/ Canada $33.00", has mild shelving wear. Boards are slightly warped, and has mild age toning. Textblock has mild discoloration along the head edges. Shelved in Room C. 1392244. Special Collections.
Anbieter: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine book and jacket.
Anbieter: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, USA
Erstausgabe
Zustand: Very Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Fine. First Edition. A very fine, clean and tight copy in jacket/brodart covered. Stated First American Edition. A very nice copy in like new and unread condition. No bumped corners to book. No tears, no chips to jacket. Jacket is not priced clipped. No signatures. As New.
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. author signed (title page) nf/nf first print, first US edition. very nice copy; no marks, not remaindered, not exlib, dj price intact, first edition stated, nap. fiction hardcover. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover w/ dustjacket. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Signed "Haruki" in black marker on title page. Book & DJ have light shelf wear but generally appear unread. Interior clean. Signed by Author(s).