![]() ![]() Each of the characters has a complex story, which is told as the main narrative strand moves along. As he tries to find out what happened to Kumiko and how to find her, he descends deeper and deeper into a labyrinth of strangeness, populated by people with mysterious qualities. ![]() From this point on, nothing in Toru’s life is like it was before. Strange people with strange names and abilities (Malta Kano and her sister Creta) suddenly appear in his life instead. It begins with the disappearance of their cat. On the other hand, he doesn’t know what he does want either, so for the moment he’s unemployed and taking care of the household while his wife Kumiko works for a magazine.Īnd then things somehow go funny. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is about a young Japanese man, Toru, who has given up his job at a law firm because he knows that working there isn’t what he wants. You know how these things go.Īnyway, I’m very glad the opportunity finally presented itself. I’d been wanting to read one of Murakami’s novels for quite a while, but somehow other books were always faster. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (I read the German translation, Mister Aufziehvogel) wiggled its way onto my bookshelf thanks to my amazing friends, who gave it to me for my birthday. ![]()
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