THE ELEPHANT VANISHES: Haruki Murakami

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I'm about to read this book for a required reading in one of my classes in school. I believe it is a book composed of short stories by a Japanese author?
I'm really excited on starting it because it is another genre for me to start on but I want to ask for a few comments from people who may have read this already for me to even more get curious and excited!
Thank you in advance for those who are going to reply!