What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

From the bestselling author of The WindUp Bird Chronicle comes an intimatelook at writing running and the incredible way they intersect. Equal partstravelogue a... » 

From the bestselling author of The WindUp Bird Chronicle comes an intimatelook at writing running and the incredible way they intersect. Equal partstravelogue and literary reminiscence this revealing memoir covers HarukiMurakamis intertwined obsession with running and writing and his preparationfor the 2005 New York City Marathon. From Tokyos Jingu Gaien gardens where heonce shared the course with an Olympian to the Charles River in Boston amongyoung women who outpace him Murakami creates a vivid tapestry of memories andinsights including the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer. Byturns funny and sobering playful and philosophical What I Talk About When ITalk About Running is rich and revelatory. «