An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending collection of short stories.
Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii or in the grip of everyday life, Murakami's characters confront loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distance between those who ought to be closest of all.
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When I closed my eyes the scent of the wind wafted up towards me.- BLIND WIDOW, SLEEPING WOMAN
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(@vintagebooks, 5 July 2007, paperback, 436 pages, bought from @bookshop_org_UK)
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I'm a huge fan of the author so knew I'd enjoy Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman one of few of his books I haven't read. This is collection of short stories demanding to be read, thick, big, and gorgeous with a luscious red cover. The stories inside are varied but written in his trademark surreal style. I enjoyed every story. I liked the fact the stories were all different and no two were alike.
