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A young runaway broods over a bleak prophecy, while an ordinary man discovers he can speak to cats. A faceless librarian holds unknown truths, and a woman waits for a lover who has long vanished. Together, the characters weave a quiet mystery in a world that blends ordinary life with uncanny magic.
First publish date: November 2006
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: 村上春樹
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