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  by Haruki Murakami

category Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0099448793
Books Registered: 59
BookCrossing Rating: Average 9 star rating by BookCrossing Members
Books in the Wild: 13
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Amazon Editorial Review

Toru Okada's cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada's vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table, are turned inside out, and he embarks on a bizarre journey, guided (however obscurely) by a succession of characters, each with a tale to tell.


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Current status: permanent collection Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members


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Registered by Ftarazu of Ovar, Aveiro Portugal on Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Current status: travelling Average 9 star rating by BookCrossing Members


Registered by R-W of Rotherham, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 09, 2004

Current status: permanent collection Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members


Registered by Lizzy-stardust of Salford, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Current status: travelling Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members


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Current status: to be read Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members


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Current status: travelling Average 6 star rating by BookCrossing Members


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Current status: travelling Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members


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Current status: available Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members




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