Haruki Murakami; Philip Gabriel [translator] — First Person Singular: Stories

London, Harvill Secker, 2021. First edition. Hardback. A pleasing first UK edition of this collection of eight short stories from Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. First UK edition, first impression. A collection of eight short stories which, as the title suggests, are told in a first-person singular narrative with the lines between fiction and nonfiction occasionally blurred. Titles include: On a Stone Pillow, Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova, and Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, amongst others. Written by Haruki Murakami, a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into fifty languages. Translated by James Philip Gabriel, an American translator and Japanologist. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.