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Tony Takitani

by Haruki Murakami · 1996

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Tony Takitani, the son of a jazz musician, lives absorbed in his illustration work. His quiet existence is suddenly interrupted when he meets a woman, a part-time employee at a publishing house, who has a particular obsession with dresses. Have we ever wondered what anchors us to the world? This short story is a part of the collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2006).

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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 30 pages
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