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Auch in diesem Roman verbindet der japanische Kultautor wieder auf faszinierende Weise emotionale Komplexität und düsteren Surrealismus und erzählt eine Geschichte, die jeden Leser unweigerlich in den Bann zieht.

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A mystery story about love, the cosmos and other fictional universes

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Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel.

Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her? Meanwhile K wonders whether he should confess his own unrequited love for Sumire.

Then, a desperate Miu calls from a small Greek island: Sumire has mysteriously vanished...

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"Sputnik Sweetheart has touched me deeper and pushed me further than anything I´ve read in a long time" Julie Myerson Guardian 20020614

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