Südlich der Grenze, westlich der Sonne

Like a hallucination, the childhood love of bar owner Hajima reappears after decades, unfathomable and shrouded in mystery. Always on rainy evenings, Shimamoto appears like a seductive hint from a foreign world, upending the life of the diligent businessman and family man. "South of the Border, West of the Sun" tells with great magic of the intrusion of demonic forces into a life and does not shy away from any taboos.

When it was published as "Dangerous Liaisons" in the English translation, the dispute over the language of the novel and its portrayal of sexuality led to the dissolution of the "Literary Quartet." Now, for the first time, it has been translated directly from the original Japanese into German: Ursula Gräfe, who has long become the German voice of Murakami, uncovers hidden layers and reveals a novel that we all thought we knew in an exciting new way. It is the perfect time for new readers to discover this modern classic and for all those who have already fallen under its spell to fall in love with it anew.