The Elephant Vanishes

<b>In the tales that make up <i>The Elephant Vanishes</i>, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display.<br></b><br>In 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 <i>The Elephant Vanishes </i>Murakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures.<br><br>Includes the story "Barn Burning," which is the basis for the major motion picture <i>Burning.</i>