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Birthday Stories: Selected and Introduced by Haruki Murakami [Paperback]

Haruki Murakami (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Jun 2006

What will you get for your birthday this year? A chance to see into the future? Or a reminder of the imperfect past?

In this enviable gathering, Haruki Murakami has chosen for his party some of the very best short story writers of recent years, each with their own birthday experiences, each story a snapshot of life on a single day. Including stories by Russell Banks, Ethan Canin, Raymond Carver, David Foster Wallace, Denis Johnson, Claire Keegan, Andrea Lee, Daniel Lyons, Lewis Robinson, Lynda Sexson, Paul Theroux, William Trevor and Haruki Murakami, this anthology captures a range of emotions evoked by advancing age and the passing of time, from events fondly recalled to the impact of appalling tragedy.

Previously published in a Japanese translation by Haruki Murakami, this English edition contains a specially written introduction.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (1 Jun 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099481553
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099481553
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.4 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 100,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The perfect year-round present (Time Out )

Brilliant...Murakami introduces all these stories with grace and lightness of touch (Sunday Herald )

A memorable collection. Voices and settings as diverse as the authors, but they are all concerned with the arbitrary yet immensely significant way in which we mark the passing of our lives (Observer )

The quality of storytelling is exemplary... There's darkness enough here for the hardiest of cynics, but enough heart to charm (Word )

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Selected and introduced by Haruki Murakami. A collection of twelve birthday stories from some of the most distinguished writers of western literature.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jackanory with Murakami 30 Jun 2004
By Mr. Simon P. Faulkner
Format:Hardcover
This is what all anthologies should be like.
Although there's only one story by Murakami, all the stories feel a little bit Murakami. There's a substantial introduction to the anthology as a whole, along with a short introduction to each author by Murakami. This made it feel like the stories were being read to you by Murakami. I'll certainly be hunting down books by the authors introduced to me by this book.

One of the best Birthday presents I've had!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping stories add up to a great read 19 Sep 2004
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed these - the theme of birthdays is a good idea and each contributor adds a different layer to the cake. All were worth sampling, but particular favourites (apart from Murakami's own of course!) were Canin's "Angel of Mercy, Angel of Wrath", a wonderful tale about an old woman and a bird - or several!, Carver's vintage "The Bath" and Keegan's "Close to the Water's Edge", a story about what you don't tell those you love and how you deal with it.

All good stuff, and all highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the "author's" name on the cover and you may enjoy 16 Oct 2011
By Mr. F. G. Dineen
Format:Paperback
That this collection of short stories carries Murakami's name is probably unhelpful and a tinsy bit misleading for most readers. The style, themes and subjects of these stories bear little or nothing in common with Murakami's writing, save for the fact that it is his hand that picked them and brought them together under one jacket.

I note one reviewer panned the book for it being too far from their realm of the familiar and personal experience. I would recommend it for exactly those reasons. This is a diverse collect and all the more welcome for that.
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