Sputnik Sweetheart Contributor(s): Murakami, Haruki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375726055 ISBN-13: 9780375726057 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Haruki Murakami, the internationally bestselling author of "Norwegian Wood and "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, plunges us into an urbane Japan of jazz bars, coffee shops, Jack Kerouac, and the Beatles to tell this story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited loves. A college student, identified only as "K," falls in love with his classmate, Sumire. But devotion to an untidy writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments-until she meets Miu, an older and much more sophisticated businesswoman. When Sumire disappears from an island off the coast of Greece, "K" is solicited to join the search party and finds himself drawn back into her world and beset by ominous, haunting visions. A love story combined with a detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart ultimately lingers in the mind as a profound meditation on human longing. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Magical Realism |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 770 |
Series: Vintage International |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Part romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love. K is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments. At least, that is, until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn. When Sumire disappears from an island off the coast of Greece, K is solicited to join the search party--and finds himself drawn back into her world and beset by ominous visions. Subtle and haunting, Sputnik Sweetheart is a profound meditation on human longing. |