The protagonist of one of his early novellas sleeps with twins in numbered sweaters; in a later novel, that character goes to the mountains with an ear-model to find the Rat.
A man has his secretary wear his wife's enormous collection of dresses after her death in one of his recent stories, while in his most recent novel, a trombone player has a surreal encounter at a Denny's. The protagonist of one of his early novellas sleeps with twins in numbered sweaters; in a later novel, that character goes to the mountains with an ear-model to find the Rat. Most of his novels have been translated into English by Jay Rubin, including one where May Kasarahara sends letters from her boarding schol to Toru, who tries to unravel Cinnamon Akasaka's title narrative while trying to save Japan from his malevolent brother-in-law Noburu Watanabe. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of Blind Willow Sleeping Woman, After Dark, A Wild Sheep Chase, and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
A man has his secretary wear his wife's enormous collection of dresses after her death in one of his recent stories, while in his most recent novel, a trombone player has a surreal encounter at a Denny's.
Haruki {Murakami}