*This article includes possible spoiler Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova was published in the magazine Bungakukai in July 2018, along with On a Pillow of Stone and Cream. All three novels reminisce about younger days from the narrator’s point of view (presumably Murakami himself), but only this novel is partly set abroad. The story begins … Continue reading First Person Singular Review (3) Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova