A cosmetic surgeon is faced with love, and its imperfections, for the first time. A veteran actor finds himself beholden to his female chauffeur. A recently divorced salesman opens a jazz bar as memories of an ex-lover riff and swell. Across these seven tales Murakami brings his wry humour and quiet sense of the surreal to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone in the world. 'A disconcertingly funny portrait of modern loneliness' ~ Vogue 'Subtle, playful and nuanced... A subversive, almost existential look at relationships between men and women' Nilesh Shukla.
