Published in English for the first time outside Japan, HEAR THE WIND SING and PINBALL are Murakami's earliest novels, and conclude with the much-loved A WILD SHEEP CHASE. With a new introduction from the author about how he was inspired to begin his writing career, they are now available in paperback.ng. Hear the Wind Sing is Murakami's first novel, available for the first time in English outside Japan. He spends his time drinking beer and smoking in J's Bar with the Rat, listening to the radio, thinking about writing and the women he has slept with, and pursuing a relationship with a girl with nine fingers.