After Dark by Haruki Murakami

After Dark by Haruki MurakamiThe midnight hour approaches in an almost empty all night diner. Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a young man, a musician, intrudes on her solitude. Both have missed the last train home. Later, Mari is interrupted again by a girl from the Alphaville Hotel; a Chinese prostitute has been hurt by a client, and she needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri sleeps a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be

Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress

a story of the wild heart in us all and the quiet that lies underneath the world’s noise

the unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse from the

With illustrations drawn by the author himself

with enough space for two people to jot down a short response

When Blake suggests that Emily take it on as a challenge

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at times absurdly comical

A beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends

We follow the fates of open-hearted

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