Sputnik Sweetheart (スプートニクの恋人, Spūtoniku no koibito) is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan in 1999. An English translation by Philip Gabriel was published in 2001.
The heroine of the novel is an aspiring author named Sumire, who falls in love with an older woman, Miu, who appears to like Sumire for certain qualities, though she has no time for Sumire's aspirations and ideals. The third character is the unnamed narrator, an elementary ...
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Sputnik Sweetheart (スプートニクの恋人, Spūtoniku no koibito) is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan in 1999. An English translation by Philip Gabriel was published in 2001.
The heroine of the novel is an aspiring author named Sumire, who falls in love with an older woman, Miu, who appears to like Sumire for certain qualities, though she has no time for Sumire's aspirations and ideals. The third character is the unnamed narrator, an elementary school teacher, referred to twice by Sumire only as 'K', who is in love with Sumire, though Sumire does not requite his feelings.
While Sumire is an emotional and spontaneous individual who often appears to be a misfit in society, "K", the narrator, is a person who has through sheer force of will moulded himself into another person, one who integrates seamlessly into the wider society and culture around him, and the transition leaves him emotionally stunted and unable to express his feelings. When Sumire is also, through her interaction with...
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