{"product_id":"9780679750536","title":"The Elephant Vanishes","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tales that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Vanishes \u003c\/i\u003eMurakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes the story \"Barn Burning,\" which is the basis for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eBurning.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Haruki Murakami","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  1994-06-28","offer_id":46321722458367,"sku":"9780679750536","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7c7149a2-1b6d-4ae3-9b0f-4ee15eb0c6eb.jpg?v=1732307034","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780679750536","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}