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Hear the Wind Sing

Haruki Murakami
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Hear the Wind Sing is the first novel by Haruki Murakami; it first appeared in the June 1979 issue of Gunzo, one of the most influential literary magazines in Japan. There’s not a whole lot to say story wise. A young man drinks a lot of beer and has strange conversations with a mysterious young lady he just met. So, classic Murakami.
Genres: FictionJapanese LiteratureJapanMagical RealismContemporaryLiteratureNovelsAsian LiteratureAudiobookLiterary Fiction
130 Pages

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