Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Morning | 1981 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 2 | The Vampire Cabbie | 1983 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 3 | Desire | 1984 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 4 | Kangaroo Weather | 1986 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 5 | Sleep | 1987 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 6 | Tony Takitani | 2006 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 7 | The Strange Library | 2012 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 8 | Drive My Car | 2013 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 9 | Birthday Girl | 2019 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 10 | Super-Frog Saves Tokyo | 2025 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
Haruki Murakami has published 10 individual short stories and novellas between 1981 and 2025. Early stories include On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Morning (1981) and Sleep (1987). Drive My Car (2013) became the basis for the acclaimed 2021 film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Other notable entries include Tony Takitani (2006), adapted into a 2004 Japanese film, and The Strange Library (2012), an illustrated novella. Birthday Girl (2019) and Super-Frog Saves Tokyo (2025) are among the more recent individual publications. Many of these stories also appear in Murakami’s collected volumes.