Series

Rat series in reading order

There are 3 books in the Rat series.

Published between 1979 and 1982, in the same order they are meant to be read.

Murakami's debut novel follows an unnamed twenty-one-year-old student on summer vacation in his hometown in August 1970. He drifts through days spent with his friend the Rat, a girl with four fingers, and a local bartender, capturing the aimlessness and melancholy of youth. A quietly lyrical beginni

2 of 3 books, in reading order

• 1. Hear the Wind Sing (1979) — Haruki Murakami · 165 pages
• 3. A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) — Haruki Murakami · 229 pages

The 2 books listed here total 394 pages.

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