195 200 Finished: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami and Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Blind Willow Sleeping Woman Book by Haruki Murakami ShopiPersia Plot summary, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami in 5 Haruki Murakami Meets Animation In 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we might wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii, or in the grip of everyday life, Murakamis characters confront grievous loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distance between those who ought to be closest of all. Following the success of Kafka on the Shore comes a collection that gives full rein to Murakami's inventive mastery. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of the human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising and relentlessly entertaining.