Draw on the Carousel

Haruki Murakami — a Japanese writer who became a classic during his lifetime thanks to the novels "A Wild Sheep Chase", "Norwegian Wood", and "Kafka on the Shore". The collection "Draw on the Carousel" is woven from numerous stories that Murakami has heard. There is no fiction in them. They reflect the life of the Japanese as it is. …

Our life is like a carousel — we simply spin in one place at a certain speed. Our spinning is not directed anywhere. There is no getting off or changing seats.

The heroine breaks up with her husband over a purchase of shorts. A woman meets a man from a painting she bought a few years ago. A hero is struck by nausea after a call from an unknown person. It lasts for 40 days until the calls stop. A student rents an apartment across from his beloved's house and begins to stalk her, gradually losing himself. These stories want to be told.