{"product_id":"2940169381382","title":"The Elephant Vanishes: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns haunting and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e is further proof of Murakami's ability to cross the border between separate realities -- and to come back bearing treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162144456944,"sku":"2940169381382","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169381382_p0.jpg?v=1763681214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169381382","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}