Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

Sputnik Sweetheart is a haunting and minimalist novel by Haruki Murakami that explores unrequited love, loneliness, and identity. The story follows K., a young writer who is secretly in love with Sumire, an aspiring novelist obsessed with the free-spirited Miu.

When Sumire mysteriously disappears on a Greek island, reality fractures, and the narrative drifts into Murakami’s signature surreal territory. The novel reflects on emotional distance, desire, and the feeling of being forever out of reach—like distant satellites in space.

Quiet, poetic, and deeply emotional, Sputnik Sweetheart is a powerful meditation on love and isolation, and an essential read for fans of modern literary fiction.

Author: Haruki Murakami
Genre: Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Romance
Language: English