story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel, The End of the World and Hard-boiled Wonderland is the tour de force that expanded Haruki Murakami's international following. Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, Murakami unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy. This edition is a newly unabridged translation from long-time Murakami collaborator, Jay Rubin. Following on from the success of the first six Vintage Classics' Murakami Hardbacks - the series continues with one final treat: a new, unabridged translation of what was originally titled Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. The series is made up of Norwegian Wood, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, After Dark, Sputnik Sweetheart and A Wild Sheep Chase. Each book carries a uniquely designed cover, illustrated by a Japanese artist, and includes a new introduction from Murakami himself. These seven books are perfect gift editions for fans of one of popular culture's most enduring and celebrated writers. Designed to be beautifully mesmerising and evocative of Murakami's slice of Japan, they will also appeal to those who have yet to enter the strange and surreal world of his books.