Beauty and Sadness (21 page)

Fiction/Literature/0-679-75015-0

THE SOUND OF WAVES

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan,
The Sound of Waves
is about first love between a young fisherman and the daughter of a wealthy villager, amid the calumny and gossip of the villagers.

Fiction/Literature/0-679-75268-4

HARUKI MURAKAMI

HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD

In this hyperkinetic novel, Japan’s most popular fiction writer hurtles into the consciousness of the West, drawing readers into a highly stylized postmodern detective story.

Fiction/Literature/0-679-74346-4

THE ELEPHANT VANISHES

A determined assault on the normal, this collection of stories includes an elephant who vanishes into thin air and a couple who hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night because they are hungry.

Fiction/Literature/0-679-75053-3

DANCE DANCE DANCE

In search of a former lover who has vanished, the protagonist of this wildly imagined novel turns up clues that draw him deeper into a labyrinth of sexual violence and metaphysical dread.

Fiction/Literature/0-679-75379-6