The Elephant Vanishes

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Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9780099448754Format: B-format paperbackYear: 2003Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UKDescription:A dizzying collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncoverin g the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*A dizzying short story collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary*Featuring the story 'Barn Burning', the inspiration behind the Palme d'Or nominated film Burning*When a man's favourite elephant vanishes, the balance of his whole life is subtly upset. A couple's midnight hunger pangs drive them to hold up a McDonald's. A woman finds she is irresistible to a small green monster that burrows through her front garden. An insomniac wife wakes up in a twilight world of semi-consciousness in which anything seems possible - even death.In every one of these stories Murakami makes a determined assault on the normal. Show more