There Are No Ordinary Moments-Dan Millmanįirst Person Singular Stories by Haruki Murakami had me fooled for a bit. This mesmerizing collection would make a superb introduction to Murakami for anyone who hasn’t yet fallen under his spell his legion of devoted fans will gobble it up and beg for more.” (Priscilla Gilman, The Boston Globe) The themes become a kind of meter against which all the stories make their particular, chiming rhythms. Music’s power to make indelible impressions. Memory’s power and fragility how identity forms.the at once intransigent and fragile nature of the “self.” Guilt, shame, and regret for mistakes made. Nostalgia and longing for the charged, evocative moments of young adulthood. The stories echo with Murakami’s preoccupations. All are told in the first person, most by narrators looking back from the vantage point of middle age on youthful experiences, obsessions, or encounters. Here we have a taut and tight, suspenseful and spellbinding, witty and wonderful group of eight stories. “ First Person Singular marks a blazing and brilliant return to form.
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