Pinball, 1973 (1973???????, Sen-Kyuhyaku-Nanaju-San-Nen no Pinboru) is a novel published in 1980 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series, it is preceded by Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and followed by A Wild Sheep Chase (1982), and is the second novel written by Murakami.All three books in the Trilogy of the Rat have been translated into English, but Pinball, 1973, and Hear The Wind Sing, the first two books in the trilogy, were only printed as English translations in Japan by Kodansha under their Kodansha English Library branding, and both only as A6-sized pocketbooks. Before being reprinted in 2009, these novels were difficult to locate and quite expensive, especially outside of Japan. Murakami is alleged to have said that he does not intend for these novels to be published outside of Japan. Whether or not this is true, both novels are much shorter than those that follow and make up the bulk of his work, and are less evolved stylistically. The title reflects that of the well-known Oe Kenzaburo novel, The Silent Cry, which in the original Japanese is titled Football, First Year of the Man'en Era [1860] (???????????, Man'en Gannen no Futtoboru).
ISBN (numero de identificación del libro)
ISBN 4-06-116862-2 (JP 1st edition)
ISBN 4-06-186012-7 (US 1st edition)
Número de páginas
207
215
OCLC (Servicio Online de bibliotecas)
417360370
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