The Elephant Vanishes (Audiobook)

Аудиокнига: The Elephant Vanishes
Автор: Haruki Murakami
Издательство: NAXOS AudioBooks
Озвучил: Rupert Degas, Rupert Debas, Teresa Gallagher, John Chancer , Tim Flavin
Год: 2006
Жанр: Современная проза
Аудио MP3 32 kbps
Время прослушивания: 10:31:53
Размер: 145 МБ
Качество: Хорошее
Язык: English

Описание: From Library Journal
This collection of 15 stories from a popular Japanese writer, perhaps best known in this country for A Wild Sheep Chase, gives a nice idea of his breadth of style. The work maintains the matter-of-fact tone reminiscent of American detective fiction, balancing itself somewhere between the spare realism of Raymond Carver and the surrealism of Kobo Abe. These are not the sort of stories that one thinks of as "Japanese"; the intentionally Westernized style and well-placed reference to pop culture gives them a contemporary and universal feel. Engaging, thought-provoking, humorous, and slyly profound, these skillful stories will easily appeal to American readers but must present something of a challenge to the Japanese cultural establishment. At their best, however, they serve to dispel cultural stereotypes and reveal a common humanity. Recommended for libraries with an interest in contemporary fiction.
- Mark Woodhouse, Elmira Coll. Lib., N.Y.