Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Elephant Vanishes | 1993 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 2 | After the Quake | 2002 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 3 | Vintage Murakami | 2004 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 4 | Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | 2006 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 5 | Men Without Women | 2017 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 6 | First Person Singular: Stories | 2020 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
Haruki Murakami’s short story collections span nearly three decades. The Elephant Vanishes (1993) was his first major English-language collection, introducing Western readers to his shorter fiction. After the Quake (2002) collected six stories inspired by the 1995 Kobe earthquake.
Vintage Murakami (2004) offered a selected overview, while Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2006) brought together 24 stories. Men Without Women (2017) contained seven stories including Drive My Car. First Person Singular: Stories (2020) is his most recent collection, continuing his style of mixing the mundane with the strange.