The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema
1982 short story by Haruki Murakami / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema (1963/1982年のイパネマ娘; 1963/1982-nen no Ipanema-musume) is a short story by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, written in 1982. The title references "The Girl from Ipanema", the famous Bossa nova song that was first released in March 1964 in the album Getz/Gilberto. The story follows the musings of an unnamed narrator as he contemplates the song, detailing one memory to the next. It culminates in his meeting with the metaphysical girl from the song, and his expression of longing for a union with her.[1]
"The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema" | |
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Short story by Haruki Murakami | |
Original title | 1963/1982年のイパネマ娘 1963/1982-nen no Ipanema-musume |
Translator | Jay Rubin |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre(s) | short story, magical realism |
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Published in | カンガルー日和 Kangarū biyori |
Publication type | anthology |
Publisher | 平凡社 Heibonsha |
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Publication date | 1983 |
Published in English | 2018 (The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories) |
The story was first translated into English by Jay Rubin in 2002, with excerpts appearing in his book Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words, in 2005.[2] A full English translation was intended to be included in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2006), an anthology of short stories by Murakami; but it was omitted from the final publication. The full story remained unpublished until 2018 when it was included in The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.