Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is a collection of short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.
The stories contained in the book were written between 1981 and 2005 and this collection was first published in English in 2006. Around half the stories were translated by Philip Gabriel with the other half being translated by Jay Rubin. In this collection, the stories alternate between the two translators for the most part.
Murakami considers this to be his first real collection of short stories since The Elephant Vanishes (1993) and considers after the quake (2000) to be more akin to a concept album, as its stories were designed to produce a cumulative effect.
In the introductory notes to the English language edition of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Murakami declares, ‘I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.’ This elegant analogy serves to give the reader some idea of what awaits.
Many of the stories in the collection have been published previously in literary magazines, although some have been revised for Blind Willow. The stories are listed below in the order in which they appear in the book.
The stories contained in the book were written between 1981 and 2005 and this collection was first published in English in 2006. Around half the stories were translated by Philip Gabriel with the other half being translated by Jay Rubin. In this collection, the stories alternate between the two translators for the most part.
Murakami considers this to be his first real collection of short stories since The Elephant Vanishes (1993) and considers after the quake (2000) to be more akin to a concept album, as its stories were designed to produce a cumulative effect.
In the introductory notes to the English language edition of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Murakami declares, ‘I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.’ This elegant analogy serves to give the reader some idea of what awaits.
Many of the stories in the collection have been published previously in literary magazines, although some have been revised for Blind Willow. The stories are listed below in the order in which they appear in the book.
Story Contents
01 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Download
02 Birthday Girl | Download
03 New York Mining Disaster | Download
04 Aeroplane:Or, How He Talked to Himself as If Reciting Poetry | Download
05 The Mirror | Download
06 A Folklore for My Generation: A Prehistory of Late-Stage Capitalism | Download
07 Hunting Knife | Download
08 A Perfect Day for Kangaroos | Download
09 Dabchick | Download
10 Man-Eating Cats | Download
11 A 'Poor Aunt' Story | Download
12 Nausea 1979 | Download
13 The Seventh Man | Download
14 The Year of Spaghetti | Download
15 Tony Takitani | Download
16 The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes | Download
17 The Ice Man | Download
18 Crabs | Download
19 Firefly | Download
20 Chance Traveller | Download
21 Hanalei Bay | Download
22 Where I'm Likely to Find It | Download
23 The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day | Download
24 A Shinagawa Monkey | Download
01 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Download
02 Birthday Girl | Download
03 New York Mining Disaster | Download
04 Aeroplane:Or, How He Talked to Himself as If Reciting Poetry | Download
05 The Mirror | Download
06 A Folklore for My Generation: A Prehistory of Late-Stage Capitalism | Download
07 Hunting Knife | Download
08 A Perfect Day for Kangaroos | Download
09 Dabchick | Download
10 Man-Eating Cats | Download
11 A 'Poor Aunt' Story | Download
12 Nausea 1979 | Download
13 The Seventh Man | Download
14 The Year of Spaghetti | Download
15 Tony Takitani | Download
16 The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes | Download
17 The Ice Man | Download
18 Crabs | Download
19 Firefly | Download
20 Chance Traveller | Download
21 Hanalei Bay | Download
22 Where I'm Likely to Find It | Download
23 The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day | Download
24 A Shinagawa Monkey | Download
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