A brilliant new collection of short stories from the unique mind of the internationallly bestselling author of Men Without Women and Killing Commendatore.In these eight stories, Haruki Murakami explores the world from his unique perspective. From the imaginative to the intimate, he moves from an alternate history of the legendary jazz musician Charlie Parker to a man reminiscing about his childhood girlfriend. These stories encompass his great enthusiasms for baseball, jazz and The Beatles and demonstrate his singular, mesmerising voice.