Hear the Wind Sing [Paperback Bunko] Haruki Murakami (Alfred Birnbaum trans.)

Kodansha Publishers, Ltd., Tokyo, 1987. Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First English Language Edition. Softcover in DJ; 165pp; Small paperback in dustjacket, extremely clean, tight copy, pages moderately age-toned, very slight edgewear/chipping to a few pages due to printer/bindery, VG/VG+ condition. True First Edition (stated), First Printing with 450 yen price and "Enjoy Reading English!" bookmark laid in. Numbers 62, 2, 20, 1 on last page. Book appears unread. Murakami's first novel, and first volume in the "Trilogy of the Rat." His second book to be published in English. Kodansha English Library Series. The series was intended to give Japanese readers the opportunity to read Japanese books in English. Notes at the end translate English colloquialisms into Japanese.