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Pinball, 1973 Pinball, 1973
by Haruki Murakami
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A very early and maybe hard to find little novel by Murakami. The book came out in a series that is sold only in Japan for English students or those who are studying translations. The editions are usually only $7 or $8 and you may find some copies in Japanese language bookstores. I found my copy in Tokyo and it's worth tracking down if you are a Murakami fan. It's interesting that Murakami never put this little novel out in a regular American or British edition.
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message 1: by oriana
04/28/2008 09:06AM

30800 Tosh, what a tease! I just checked some sites, and this book sells for like $500. Damn. The only times I wish I was rich is when I'm apartment hunting or looking at rare books. Maybe I'll have to go to Japan one day to get my hands on a copy....

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message 2: by Tosh
04/28/2008 09:22AM

133661 $500? That's amazing! It's a little paperback. You can easily put it in your backpocket. I wonder why Murakami haven't put this book out in English or in a regular edition? Maybe he doesn't like this work???

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message 3: by oriana
04/28/2008 09:30AM

30800 Yeah, and I'm also shocked that Knopf hasn't insisted upon reissuing it. Obvs they must know that his fans will buy anything with his name on it. Weird!

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message 4: by Nikki
04/28/2008 10:52AM

423371 Pinball, 1973 for free:
http://web.archive.org/web/200...

Not as good as owning the paperback, but OK for reading purposes.

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message 5: by oriana
04/28/2008 10:58AM

30800 Holy shit, Nikki, that's amazing!! Thank you so much!

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message 6: by Kimley
04/28/2008 12:41PM

368148 I just wanted to add a thanks to Nikki as well! I've been wanting to read this for some time now.

This is just one of the reasons I love this site!

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