MURAKAMI Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
also by
haruki murakami
fiction
1Q84
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Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin
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This edition first published by Harvill in 2025
The story ‘Super-Frog Saves Tokyo’ first appeared in GQ in 2001
First published in Great Britain in after the quake by The Harvill Press in 2002
Originally published in Kami no kodomo-tachi wa mina odoru in Japan, by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd, Tokyo in 2000
Copyright © Harukimurakami Archival Labyrinth 2000
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Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin with the participation of the author
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Katagiri found a giant frog waiting for him in his apartment.
It was powerfully built, standing over six feet tall on its hind legs. A skinny little man no more than five foot three, Katagiri was overwhelmed by the frog’s imposing bulk.
“ Call me ‘Frog,’ ” said the frog in a clear, strong voice.