The wind-up bird and tuesday's women

I'm in the kitchen cooking spaghetti when the woman calls. Another moment until the spaghetti is done; there I am, whistling the prelude to Rossini's La Gazza Ladra along with the FM radio. Perfect spaghetti-cooking music.
I hear the telephone ring but tell myself, Ignore it. Let the spaghetti finish cooking. It's almost done, and besides, Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra are coming to a crescendo. Still, on second thought, I figure I might as well turn down the flame and head into the living room, cooking chopsticks in hand, to pick up the receiver. It might be a friend, it occurs to me, possibly with word of a new job.

This section of the book The elephant vanishes by Haruki Murakami, is part of a short story. It is the opening section of "The wind-up bird and Tuesday's women." The author starts off with describing his surroundings in the kitchen. This diction brings you into the story. It makes you feel like you are cooking spaghetti right along with him. The author also adds a lot of mystery to the story. We are only in the first two paragraphs and you could have 20 questions. He keeps on adding stories along, to keep you interested in whats happening. In the second paragraph it gives you the question of who is calling him. You can also tell that he has no job at the moment.

I think this passage is important because it is the start off of the book. It leads you into so many mysteries, that you want to continue to read to see what happens though them. The author uses this as a way to get you interested in the story line.