We linked to the first part of Haruki’s “Hanalei Bay” earlier as it appeared in The Guardian in 2006. (the story was later published in “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”. Here is the second part of the story: Sachi was playing at the restaurant one evening when the two young surfers came in for a meal. [...]

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§48 · December 17, 2009 · Short Stories · (No comments) ·


On Saturday 15th April 2006, the first part of Haruki’s short story “Hanalei Bay” appeared in The Guardian. The story later appeared in “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”. Here’s an extract from the beginning, followed by a link to the full article: Sachi lost her 19-year-old son to a big shark that attacked him when he [...]

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§43 · December 15, 2009 · Short Stories · 1 comment ·