Pinball, 1973

Pinball, 1973 is a novel published in 1980 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. It is the second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series, preceded by Hear The Wind Sing (1979) and followed by A Wild Sheep Chase (1980), and is the second novel written by Murakami. Pinball, as well as Hear The Wind Sing, have been translated into English, but never widely distributed, and are now out of print. Murakami is alleged to have said that he does not intend for these novels to be published in the United States. Whether or not this is true, both novels are much shorter than those that follow and make up the bulk of his work, and are less evolved stylistically. Because of its limited publication, the English translation of Pinball, 1973 is the most rare (and the most expensive) novel published by Murakami.

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Novel - 1980 - Japanese - Haruki Murakami

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