Several stories from the Russo-Japanese front of World War II are told by Lieutenant Mamiya to the protagonist of this novel, who bears a bluish mark on his cheek that is attractive to the mind prostitute Creta Kano.
A sundered couple in this novel talk for the last time through a chat program on a computer, during which the husband asks his wife what she was most fascinated by on their first date at the aquarium. One character in this novel recounts how a recon mission ends with his group's capture by a Russian soldier, who instructs his Mongolian subordinates to skin one of them alive. Several stories from the Russo-Japanese front of World War II are told by Lieutenant Mamiya to the protagonist of this novel, who bears a bluish mark on his cheek that is attractive to the mind prostitute Creta Kano. The rebellious schoolgirl May Kasahara coins the title nickname for the main character, who fights Noboru Wataya in dream sequences and pursues his wife Kumiko and his cat. For 10 points, name this novel about Toru Okada, who keeps hearing the sound of the title toy animal, written by Haruki Murakami.
A sundered couple in this novel talk for the last time through a chat program on a computer, during which the husband asks his wife what she was most fascinated by on their first date at the aquarium.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle [or Nejimaki-dori Kuronikuru]