{"product_id":"sputnik-sweetheart-paperback","title":"Sputnik Sweetheart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart romance, part detective story, \u003ci\u003eSputnik Sweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new introduction from the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eK is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments. At least, that is, until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn. When Sumire disappears from an island off the coast of Greece, K is solicited to join the search party--and finds himself drawn back into her world and beset by ominous visions. Subtle and haunting, \u003ci\u003eSputnik Sweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound meditation on human longing.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaruki Murakami, the internationally bestselling author of \"Norwegian Wood and \"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, plunges us into an urbane Japan of jazz bars, coffee shops, Jack Kerouac, and the Beatles to tell this story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited loves. \u003cbr\u003eA college student, identified only as \"K,\" falls in love with his classmate, Sumire. But devotion to an untidy writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments-until she meets Miu, an older and much more sophisticated businesswoman. When Sumire disappears from an island off the coast of Greece, \"K\" is solicited to join the search party and finds himself drawn back into her world and beset by ominous, haunting visions. A love story combined with a detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart ultimately lingers in the mind as a profound meditation on human longing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369783427295,"sku":"9780375726057","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4TRHr6TcJx9780375726057.webp?v=1789146609","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/sputnik-sweetheart-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}