MURAKAMI'S WRITING PERFECTLY CAPTURES THE WAY SURREAL, EVEN SEEMINGLY SUPERNATURAL, ENCOUNTERS CAN SUBTLY ALTER THE TERRAIN OF EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS COLLECTION SHOWS MURAKAMI AT HIS DYNAMIC, ORGANIC BEST. IN BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN, MURAKAMI DEMONSTRATES BRILLIANTLY THE PERILS OF TRYING TO SQUEEZE LIFE INTO PREFABRICATED COMPARTMENTS.