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Sputnik Sweetheart

Written by: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel — Translator
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel.

Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her? Meanwhile K wonders whether he should confess his own unrequited love for Sumire.

Then, a desperate Miu calls from a small Greek island: Sumire has mysteriously vanished...

© Haruki Murakami 2001 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Coming of Age Contemporary Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance
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Critic Reviews

Sputnik Sweetheart has touched me deeper and pushed me further than anything I've read in a long time (Julie Myerson)
How does Murakami manage to make poetry while writing of contemporary life and emotions? I am weak-kneed with admiration
A beautiful novel, as light as a feather, and yet enduringly sad... a captivating book from one of the world's most interesting authors
Murakami has been compared to everyone from Raymond Carver to Raymond Chandler - which should tell you only one thing: he's unique
Confirms Murakami as a master of his craft... Out of this world
Grabs you from its opening lines. . . . [Murakami's] never written anything more openly emotional.
Murakami is a genius.
Murakami has an unmatched gift for turning psychological metaphors into uncanny narratives. -
An agonizing, sweet story about the power and the pain of love. . . . Immensely deepened by perfect little images that leave much to be filled in by the reader's heart or eye.
[Murakami belongs] in the topmost rank of writers of international stature.
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Lot of unanswered questions which I think can be answered in near future! Great!

No words to express. Just great work!

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i love it completely.
narration, narrative, story ,plot.
all hearts for Adam and Murakami.

Easily can be one's favourite

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great book, nice setup, holds in the interest of the listener.
one should definitely list n to this one

great book, nice setup, holds in the interest

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Loved the Narration, the characters and how the story shaped up. I don't know what took me so long to get hold of this one!!

Murakami at his Best !!

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This is one of the earliest finished book by me. The story really holds you. As there is a narrator in the book, the audio has really done great justice for staying true to books nature. i would recommend for beginners of audiobooks.

Captivating, Great for beginners of Audible.

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