‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Murakami Haruki, translated by Jay Rubin

It was literally impossible to pick one short story from Murakami Haruki. I thought about picking just 12 from him alone. Thinking about it, I should’ve picked ‘Silence’. But I didn’t. Whoops.

First published in Japanese 1986. Included in The Elephant Vanishes, Vintage 2003. Available to read online here