But while Murakami’s recurring elements are easily identified, they’re not as easily employed by a writer. Instead, it’s the sophomore novel from Singapore’s Clarissa Goenawan, The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida. You could be forgiven for thinking this was the setup to the latest story from perennial literary darling, Haruki Murakami. Ryusei decides to set out to find out exactly what truth Miwako spoke of. Before Ryusei knows it, Miwako disappears, and the call comes later she’s been found dead, via suicide. In letters, she mentions having withheld the truth from Ryusei, which in Miwako’s eyes, prevented them from being together. No matter how close they get, she refuses to go on an official date with him, saying it would never work out. The two begin spending lots of time together, mostly reading. One, named Ryusei, becomes smitten with a girl named Miwako. Three college guys go to meet three college girls at a small diner.
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