There were no wrinkles around his eyes, either, and his fingernails were tended with care. They were attractive hands for a man already in middle age. “She was a wonderful woman,” Takatsuki said, studying his hands on the table. For some reason, it often rained on the nights they met, and this night was no exception-a thin drizzle was falling outside. An old jazz record was spinning on the turntable.īoth men liked the feel of the place, and had gone there several times before. It appeared to be an alley cat that had moved in for the time being. The bartender was a quiet man of about forty, and a skinny gray cat was curled up on a display shelf in a corner of the room.

One night, the two were drinking in Aoyama at a small, nondescript bar tucked away on a narrow lane behind the Nezu Museum. Kafuku found himself enjoying those moments. He looked like a researcher probing a key subject’s memory to assemble a comprehensive database about someone else. Kafuku told stories from her younger days while Takatsuki listened intently. Their topics varied, but at some point the conversation would always return to Kafuku’s dead wife. He would drive around the city, shifting gears with great pleasure and looking up to take in passing clouds and birds perched on electric wires whenever he stopped at a traffic light. In the winter, he wore a thick coat and wrapped a scarf around his neck, while in the summer he donned dark sunglasses and a cap. He loved driving with the top down, regardless of the season. Not only had the Saab never given him any major trouble, he was personally attached to it. But for the time being, Kafuku had no intention of buying a newer vehicle. When it poured he had to worry about leaks. Kafuku had owned the car for twelve years and put nearly a hundred thousand miles on it. Men Without Women PDF Book by Haruki Murakami Name of BookĪs always, Oba’s work was flawless. The car was freshly washed, its tires polished, its body waxed. The engine was tuned, the transmission readjusted, and new brake pads and wiper blades installed. The dented right front fender had been returned to its original shape, the painted patch blending almost perfectly with the rest of the car. Two days later, at two in the afternoon, the yellow Saab 900 convertible was fixed and ready to drive.

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