But for the first time since i started reading murakami, i dont think i quite understand what happened in the end of this novel. An english translation by philip gabriel was then published in 2001. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sputnik sweetheart. Kafka on the shore is still my favorite but sputnik sweetheart, is a good short read from murakami and captures many of the elements and themes that are prevalent throughout murakamis works. Listen to sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami at. Listen to sputnik sweetheart audiobook by haruki murakami and. Their relationship is told through the eyes of sumires close male friend. Audiobooks naxos haruki murakami the naxos complete text. While reading this book, i started asking myself if i am bias to murakami s work, just because im a super fan of his and almost obsessed at reading everything that he writes.
Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. I just finished reading sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami, and i cant decipher the ending. Haruki murakami is one of my favorite authors and i jumped for excitement when audible had new titles from his extensive catalog. A conversation with murakami about sputnik sweetheart. Sputnik sweetheart audiobook by haruki murakami kobo. And as it turned out,sputnik sweetheart hinges on the uncanny, and lonely. Sputnik sweetheart translated from the japanese by philip gabriel is the second murakami novel ive read after kafka on the shore, which was my baptism of fire into murakamis perplexing world filled with unusual characters and dreamlike events. I personally love murakami so i am still giving it a 4 but, murakamis strong japanese voice is diluted by the unfamilar territory. Sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami penguin random house. Sputnik sweetheart, suputoniku no koibito is a novel by haruki murakami, published in japan, by kodansha, in 1999. Sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami penguin random. But sputnik sweetheart goes beyond just japan, and travels to greece. It is usually all too easy to say why a piece of fiction doesnt work.
K is madly in love with his best friend, sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments. May 22, 2001 sputnik sweetheart ebook written by haruki murakami. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. While reading this book, i started asking myself if i am bias to murakamis work, just because im a super fan of his and almost obsessed at reading everything that he writes. Download audiobooks by haruki murakami at and save. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. One of them was the strange library, a short story. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami books the guardian. No matter how deep and fatal the loss, no matter how important the thing thats stolen from usthats snatched right out of our handseven if we are left completely changed, with only the outer layer of skin from before, we continue to play out our lives this way, in silence. Haruki murakami sputnik sweetheart read by adam sims unabridged. Sputnik sweetheart is my fifth murakami experience. This is the 2nd haruki murakami book i have read, the first being south of the border west of the sun which is a beautifully written and engaging. May 22, 2001 part romance, part detective story, sputnik sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love.
Murakami i forgot to mention that all the covers of his books are absolutely gorgeous and i love the way they look on my shelf. Audiobook sputnik sweetheart author haruki murakami read by adam sims. Listen to sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami,adam sims for free with a 30 day free trial. Oct 15, 20 download or stream sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami. Sputnik sweetheart audiobook haruki murakami audible. I just finished sputnik sweetheart, my fourth murakami book or 3. I personally love murakami so i am still giving it a 4 but, murakami s strong japanese voice is diluted by the unfamilar territory. Apr 20, 1999 sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami my rating. Listen to sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami available from rakuten kobo. At least, that is, until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn. I had high hopes for sputnik sweetheart and for the most part i enjoyed it right up until the crucial part of the storyline, from there it just seemed to lose it at least it did for me. The blood must have already, in its own silent way, seeped inside. Download or stream sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami.
Oct 03, 2002 but sputnik sweetheart goes beyond just japan, and travels to greece. Sputnik sweetheart is his ninth novel, written in 1999, and tells the story of a young woman sumire, an aspiring writer who falls in love with an older, successful businesswoman and wine expert, miu. What makes an interesting read is sputnik sweethearthow murakami handles writing about foreign destinations. Haruki murakami is unquestionably japans leading novelist with his many works. Sputnik sweetheart posted on october 6, 2014 by hmadmin haruki murakami, the internationally bestselling author of norwegian wood and the windup bird chronicle, plunges us into an urbane japan of jazz bars, coffee shops, jack kerouac, and the beatles to tell this story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited loves. Oct 15, 20 listen to sputnik sweetheart audiobook by haruki murakami. In 1978 you were in the bleachers of jingu stadium watching a baseball game between the yakult swallows and the hiroshima carp when dave hilton, an american, came to bat.
Written by haruki murakami, audiobook narrated by adam sims. For the characters in sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami discover that desire, love, and loss can break more than your heart. But whereas miu is glamorous and successful, sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized secondhand coat and heavy boots like a character in a kerouac novel. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Sumire is an aspiring writer who survives on a family stipend and the creative input of her only friend, the. Sputnik sweetheart tulsa citycounty library overdrive. K mean by i spread my fingers apart and stare at the palms of both hands, looking for bloodstains. Listen to sputnik sweetheart audiobook by haruki murakami. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Oct 08, 20 south of the border, west of the sun is the beguiling story of a past rekindled, and one of haruki murakamis most touching novels. Part romance, part detective story, sputnik sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love. Sputnik sweetheart is not as good as some of his other books like hardboiled wonderland or after the quake, but its definitely worth the read if you like this author. Sputnik sweetheart ebook written by haruki murakami.
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