Hear the Wind Sing/Pinball, 1973

Widely available in English for the first time ever, Wind/Pinball brings together the two first novels--Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973--by the legendary Haruki Murakami. Written at his kitchen table in the hours before dawn, these remarkable short works--powerful, at times surreal, stories about two young men coming of age--launched the career of one of the most celebrated authors of our time. Bearing all the hallmarks of Murakami's later books, Wind/Pinball gives readers a fascinating insight into a great writer's beginnings.