![]() ![]() “A dimly lit hallway in a high school, a beautiful girl, the hem of her skirt swirling, With the Beatles.” He introduces us to that moment and then lets us stay there a while. He paints portraits of moments-regular, everyday events that for some reason strike his characters (and us) in such a way that makes them unforgettable. He writes about the human condition and the beauty of life’s minutiae in a way that feels easily relatable and simultaneously separate from reality entirely. ![]() I find his writing to be exceptionally meditative. It’s important to note, especially if you’ve never read any Murakami before, that you can’t really go into his books with the expectation that the plot will be explosive and action-packed. This is First Person Singular, and I really loved it. Haruki Murakami has swept back into our lives this year to bring us a short story collection about memory and its impact on us despite its ephemeral nature. First Person Singular: Stories by Haruki Murakami ![]()
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