I bought this on a total whim a while ago, and my recent few days in a wet and soggy Cote D’Azur afforded me a chance to read it. Haruki Murakami seems to be quite a popular author in Japan, and on this reading, I’m going to have to investigate some of his other work that’s been translated – there are a few books available.
I don’t know where to begin with this, except to say, that it’s the literary brother a David Lynch film – Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr. or Twin Peaks. Set in a well described early eighties, it takes a cynical look at the world around us, and in particular the expense account.
Well worth checking out.