Just one birthday wish
India, Feb. 17 -- Author - Haruki Murakami
Publisher - Penguin, Rs 100
Murakami's recently re-released Birthday Girl is just the gift that a grown-up would need on his/her next birthday. In its philosophy as well as writing style, it is a rare literary treat, writes UMANG AGGARWAL
There's almost nothing new about a story that revolves around the idea of the protagonist being granted a fixed number of wishes. Almost inevitably, the story ends with a philosophical lesson that he/ she learns in the process of making the wish. Only an author with (Franz) Kafka-like rare skill and thought to add novelty to this. And that's exactly what the book being reviewed offers.
Haruki Murakami, a contemporary Japanese author whose works have been wid...
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