In Hear the Wind Sing, the protagonist is home on his summer break from university, spending his days drinking beer and smoking with the Rat at their local hangout, J’s bar. He reminisces about the three women he’s slept with thus far in his life and embarks on an ill-fated affair with a fourth. In Pinball, 1973, the protagonist has established a translation company with a friend, and is having an affair with a set of twins who have moved themselves...