{"product_id":"9780099448754","title":"The Elephant Vanishes by Murakami, Haruki","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Murakami, Haruki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 February 2001 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 198 x 22 | 244g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dizzying short story collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary*Featuring the story ˜Barn Burning', the inspiration behind the Palme d'Or nominated film Burning*When a man's favourite elephant vanishes, the balance of his whole life is subtly upset. A couple's midnight hunger pangs drive them to hold up a McDonald's. A woman finds she is irresistible to a small green monster that burrows through her front garden. An insomniac wife wakes up in a twilight world of semi-consciousness in which anything seems possible - even death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn every one of these stories Murakami makes a determined assault on the normal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58505123791229,"sku":"9780099448754","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780099448754.jpg?v=1786114627","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/es\/products\/9780099448754","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}