A "dreamlike and compellingâ tour de force (Chicago Tribune)âan astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japanâs 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 wifeâs missing catâand then for his wife as wellâin a netherworld beneath the cityâs 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 Murakamiâs most acclaimed and beloved novels.
Science fiction & fantasy