Hear the Wind Sing

Interesting Facts

• This is Haruki Murakami's first book, written in 1979.
• The novel was written over four months while Murakami worked at his jazz bar in Tokyo.
• The book is part of the "Rat Trilogy," which also includes "Pinball, 1973" and "A Wild Sheep Chase."
• Murakami wrote this book after experiencing a revelation at a baseball game that he could become a writer.
• The book was translated into English only in 2015, more than 30 years after its original publication.
• The novel explores themes of loneliness, the search for meaning in life, and the complexity of human relationships.
• The narrative style in the book is marked by minimalism and lyricism, which became a hallmark of Murakami's works.