Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Indigenous Studies Emily Carr (1871-1945) is an

Emily Carr (1871-1945) is an iconic figure in Canadian culture

Only thirty-nine when he took over the National Gallery in 1955

and the first scientific account of Kamchatka

but the locals knew that Canada's most famous painter had once been in love with her

In her introductory essay

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Indigenous Studies Emily Carr (1871-1945) is an8vo. pp. 210. wrs. New York: Vintage International, [2002]. Part romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love. K is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments. At least, that is, until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn.