u003cbu003eA dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling u003ciu003eColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cbru003eAcross seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. u003cbru003eMarked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic. u003cpu003eu003ciu003eFrom the Hardcover edition.u003c/iu003e