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In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264061948198,"sku":"novelist-as-a-vocation-unsigned","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/2630ec52-7c76-4f64-b93e-49d6fa241bbc.jpg?v=1701091553"},{"product_id":"the-city-and-its-uncertain-walls-blue-cover-unsigned","title":"The City and Its Uncertain Walls (BLUE COVER) - UNSIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. 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But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he’s willing to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a parable for these strange times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The world's most popular cult novelist' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wild and thrilling. . . 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