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""Vorrei dieci minuti del tuo tempo", disse senza preamboli una voce di donna, lo sono piuttosto bravo a riconoscere le persone dalla voce, quella li però non l'avevo mai sentita". In un sobborgo di Tokyo il giovane Okada Toru ha appena lasciato volontariamente il suo lavoro e si dedica alle faccende di casa. Due episodi apparentemente insignificanti riescono tuttavia a rovesciare la sua vita tranquilla: la scomparsa del suo gatto e la telefonata anonima di una donna dalla voce sensuale. Toru si accorgerà presto che oltre al gatto, a cui la moglie Kumiko è molto affezionata, dovrà cercare Kumiko stessa. Lo spazio limitato del suo quotidiano diventerà il teatro di una ricerca in cui sogni, ricordi e realtà si confondono e che lo porterà a incontrare personaggi sempre più strani: dalla prostituta psicotica alla sedicenne morbosa, dal politico diabolico al vecchio e misterioso veterano di guerra. A poco a poco Toru dovrà risolvere i conflitti della sua vita passata di cui nemmeno sospettava l'esistenza. Un romanzo che illumina quelle zone d'ombra in cui ognuno nasconde segreti e fragilità.
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- Pagine: 832
- Data di uscita: 19-03-2013
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I had been wondering where my cat was when the phone rang. It was a woman offering to have no strings sex with me. I made some non-committal remarks to her and put the receiver down. I hate those cold callers. I had nothing to do that day, or any other day, so I walked down the back alley and fell i Leggi tutto
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I absolutely adored the book upon starting out. It is exquisitely crafted, with each seemingly casual word chosen to illustrate the world into which we have entered. It is a lonely world full of half finished stories, abrupt departures, missed connections and deep silences. "Poor Mr. Wind-Up Bird,"
English ( The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle ) / Italiano A great experience. More than reading a novel, I feel like I've lived the life of another, like when you wake up from a dream in which you played the part of a fearless hero, doing actions you never could have done. Toru Okada is thirty years old and lead Leggi tutto
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