Concerning the sound of a train whistle in the night or On the efficacy of fiction / Murakami Haruki ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- A little darkness / Yoshimoto Banana ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- Genjitsu house / Koike Masayo ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- The silent traders / Tsushima Yuko ; translated by Geraldine Harcourt -- Mogera wogura / Kawakami Hiromi ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- The maiden in the manger / Abe Kazushige ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- Where the bowling pins stand / Ishii Shinji ; translated by Michael Emmerich -- Love suicide at Kamaara / Yoshida Sueko ; translated by Yukie Ohta.