Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, Kafka on the Shore, seems to have just hit the bookstores here in Austria (in German). I saw it in the window of every book store I passed on my lunch break, out walking around, accidentally following women (you know that? Where you’re apparently heading the same place they are, for blocks and blocks, until you start feeling bad and hoping you’re not creeping them out?) and jonesing for this electric cello in the window of the music score.
However, I would prefer to read it in English.
However, it is out of stock at Amazon.com. Tons and tons of shitty books they have in stock, but not this one. All the disgruntled books of revelations by disgruntled Bush insiders, but not a poetic masterpiece (I assume) by Haruki Murakami, my favorite famous living writer, more or less.
Amazon does have two copies of Kafka on the Shore in traditional Chinese. And it ships within 1-2 business days, no less. Can’t beat that deal.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/9571338400/qid=1080855557/sr=1-13/ref=sr_1_13/103-4928037-7338219?v=glance&s=books
I’ll take a look at Moe’s and Cody’s. The mix cds will need something to nestle against, in my luggage, anyway.
happy trails
Hey, Steve. Welcome back. Update your links, everyone.
Thanks for the heads-up, Michael. I’ll order those right away.
Thank you, too, Jessica. That would be great. Let me know if they have one in stock, otherwise I’ll check with the British Bookshop here in Vienna.
I’m afraid there isn’t an english edition yet. It i s announced to be published in oktober this year.
Sorry i was wrong. amazon.co.uk says the isbn is: 1843431106
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