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"The debut short novels--nearly thirty years out of print-- by the internationally acclaimed writer, newly retranslated and in one English-language volume for the first time, with a new introduction by the author. These first major works of fiction by Haruki Murakami center on two young men--an unnamed narrator and his friend and former roommate, the Rat. Powerful, at times surreal, stories of loneliness, obsession, and eroticism, these novellas...

When his Indian immigrant parents give him an odd name, a boy must struggle towards manhood suffering the burdens of this name as well as the conflicting loyalties of his heritage. "With a new afterword from Jhumpa Lahiri, a new edition of the contemporary classic. Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts...

15-year-old Neil loves the SciFi world of "Vanguard." The erotic fan fiction that it inspires him to write remains his deepest secret...until he meets Julia, who pushes him to publish online. This draws the attention of the internet at large and Denis, the moderator of a highly influential erotic website. When Denis invites Neil to present his fiction at a famous comic con, Neil is forced to confront a strange new world that he might not be ready...

Follows the course of Theo Decker's life after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all the while holding on to a tangible reminder of the day that he took from the rubble.

"A suspended New York City policewoman returns home to a small New England mill town to investigate the murder of her best friend's son"--Provided by publisher.

"Princeton. Good Friday. 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the five-hundred-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets--to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled--until an ancient diary surfaces"--Container....

A mild-mannered bank clerk becomes a superhero when he puts on a mystical mask.

Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.

The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, et cetera The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to...