{"product_id":"the-elephant-vanishes","title":"The Elephant Vanishes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI’S NEW NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eTHE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS\u003c\/i\u003e, NOW*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dizzying short story collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Featuring the story ‘Barn Burning’, the inspiration behind the Palme d’Or nominated film \u003ci\u003eBurning\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a man's favourite elephant vanishes, the balance of his whole life is subtly upset. A couple's midnight hunger pangs drive them to hold up a McDonald's. A woman finds she is irresistible to a small green monster that burrows through her front garden. An insomniac wife wakes up in a twilight world of semi-consciousness in which anything seems possible - even death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn every one of these stories Murakami makes a determined assault on the normal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61191129235790,"sku":"9780099448754","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9780099448754.jpg?v=1791868905","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/the-elephant-vanishes","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}