About the Book: Wind/ Pinball: Two Novels
Haruki Murakamis first two novels, available for the first time in English
outside Japan. With a new introduction by the author. If youre the sort of guy
who raids the refrigerators of silent kitchens at three oclock in the morning,
you can only write accordingly. Thats who I am. Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball,
1973 are Haruki Murakamis earliest novels. They follow the fortunes of the
narrator and his friend, known only by his nickname, the Rat. In Hear the Wind
Sing the narrator is home from college on his summer break. He spends his time
drinking beer