First Person Singular

First Person Singular is a masterful collection of eight stories by Haruki Murakami, all narrated in the first person by a classic Murakami protagonist—a lonely man.

The collection blurs the lines between autobiography and fiction, with Murakami himself noting that the boundary between his real-life self and his fictional 'I' becomes inevitably blurred for both writer and reader.

The stories touch on themes of love and loss, childhood and death, memory and identity, while exploring the disconnect between who we once were and who we have become.

The collection features both previously published stories and new work, including the titular 'First Person Singular,' and is characterized by Murakami's signature style of weaving the beautifully mundane with occasional fantastical elements.