The Elephant Vanishes is a collection of short stories written by Haruki Murakami. Each story explores themes such as loneliness, isolation, and the search for identity in a surreal and often absurdist world. The stories range from haunting to hilarious and showcase Murakami’s ability to weave magical realism into his writing. The collection includes stories such as “The Second Bakery Attack,” where a couple resorts to robbing a bakery in the middle of the night to satisfy an inexplicable hunger, and “Barn Burning,” where a man becomes obsessed with burning down barns. Overall, The Elephant Vanishes is a testament to Murakami’s unique storytelling style and his ability to bring readers on a journey through otherworldly stories.

• The Elephant Vanishes

• Stories
• By: Haruki Murakami,
• Narrated by: Teresa Gallagher, John Chancer, Walter Lewis, Rupert Degas, Tim Flavin, Mark Heenehan, Jeff Peterson

With the same deadly fascination and dislocation genius that he brought to his globally popular novels Wild Sheep Hunt and Boiling Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami transforms the anthem. This collection of stories becomes a resolute attack on the ordinary. A man saw his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple was so tormented by hunger that they fasted McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster that burrows in her backyard.

Both haunting and hilarious, The Lost Elephant is further proof of Murakami’s ability to cross the line between separate realities – and return with treasure.

I had read this collection already, but while I had Covid I listened to it on audible to get me through, and I found the stories had gotten deeper on the return visit. Some of these stories are so human they reach right into my life, and some, like the amazing story of the dancing dwarf, are so imaginative I am filled with wonder.

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