During a quiet summer in a seaside Japanese town, an unnamed narrator passes his days in idle conversation, drinking, and drifting through routines that feel both familiar and detached. Much of his time is spent with his friend known as “the Rat,”...

Set a few years after Hear the Wind Sing, the novel follows the unnamed narrator as he settles into a quiet life in Tokyo, working at a translation company and sharing his apartment with twin sisters whose presence is as enigmatic as it is routine....

An advertising copywriter living a quiet, detached life in Tokyo becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous search after using a photograph in an ad that draws the attention of a powerful and shadowy figure. The image features a peculiar sheep...