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4 days ago · Murakami argued in his book that writing a novel takes tremendous creativity, and people who enjoyed going to school wouldn’t have the personality to sit down and write a novel. He wrote that if you are the kind of person who’s sad if you can’t go to school, you probably won’t become a novelist. In China, I’m known to write short stories.
5 days ago · 村上 春樹 （むらかみ はるき、 英語 : Haruki Murakami 、 1949年 〈 昭和 24年〉 1月12日 - ）は、 日本 の 小説家 ・ 翻訳家 。 京都府 京都市 伏見区 生まれ、 兵庫県 西宮市 ・ 芦屋市 育ち。 早稲田大学 在学中に ジャズ喫茶 を開く。 1979年 、『 風の歌を聴け 』で 群像新人文学賞 を受賞しデビュー。 1987年 発表の『 ノルウェイの森 』は2009年時点で上下巻1000万部を売る ベスト セラーとなり [2] 、これをきっかけに村上春樹ブームが起きる。 その他の主な作品に『 羊をめぐる冒険 』、『 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド 』、『 ねじまき鳥クロニクル 』、『 海辺のカフカ 』、『 1Q84 』などがある [3] 。
4 days ago · 1. Norwegian Wood (1987) “Norwegian Wood” holds a special place in my heart as it was my first introduction to Murakami’s world. The novel, deeply influenced by music, particularly The Beatles, weaves a tale of love, loss, and nostalgia. Its literary techniques, such as the seamless blend of reality and surrealism, are remarkable.
4 days ago · Please join us for our weekly short story discussion, Mondays at 1pm ET. This week, we are reading Huraki Murakami's newest story, "Kaho." If you can't access the story using the link ... Online short story discussion: "Kaho" by Haruki Murakami. Date and Time. Monday, July 15, 2024, 1 - 1:45 PM. End times are approximate. Events may ...
5 days ago · Three influential Japanese postwar novelists have a specific American writer as his inspirational source: Mark Twain for Kenzaburo Oe (b. 1935–), William Faulkner for Kenji Nakagami (1946–1992), and Raymond Carver for Haruki Murakami (b. 1949–). Their relationships with their literary precursors vary relative to their own sensitivities ...
3 days ago · Haruki Murakami, tr. Philip Gabriel, Kafka on the Shore (2005) Murakami is a heavy-hitter with surprisingly wide appeal, considering the oddness of his work. Everyone has their own personal ranking system for Murakami’s works, but for me, this is one of the best, second only to A Wind-Up Bird Chronicle .
5 days ago · This short story by Haruki Murakami. I Used to be Funny starring Rachel Sennott. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. I also made a playlist for Gold Rush, which you can listen to here. Right, I’m off to get ready to watch the football (is it really coming home?
5 days ago · This week, I read What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir by Haruki Murakami, which was recommended to me by Jessica, a memoir mentor I worked with when I attended her writer's retreat at the beginning of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Jul 11, 2024 · The Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, who runs and swims every day, talks about that moment during exercise when your mood suddenly shifts: “I run to attain a void,” Murakami says.
Jul 12, 2024 · Haruki Murakami writes in What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, “In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be”. The same is true in my firm belief that the only person you should compare yourself to is previous versions of yourself .
