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Haruki Murakami

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born
January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan

gender
male

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twitter username
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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Raymond Carver, Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Brautigan, Raymond Chandler, Fy...more


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Haruki Murakami is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. His work has been described as 'easily accessible, yet profoundly complex'.

Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture, particularly Western music and literature. He grew up reading a range of works by American writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and he is often distinguished from other Japanese writers by his Western influences.

Murakami studied drama at Waseda University in Tokyo, where he met his wife, Yoko. His first job was at a record store, which is where one of his main characters, Toru Watanabe in Norwegian Wood, works. Shortly before finishing his studies, Murakami opened the coffeehouse 'Peter Cat' which was a...more


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Books by Haruki Murakami

Average rating: 3.95 · 305,245 ratings · 26,904 reviews · 141 distinct works
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 47,673 ratings — published 1994 — 77 editions
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Kafka on the Shore
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 43,710 ratings — published 2002 — 93 editions
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Norwegian Wood
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 41,021 ratings — published 1987 — 117 editions
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and ...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 21,122 ratings — published 1985 — 66 editions
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A Wild Sheep Chase
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 17,915 ratings — published 1982 — 72 editions
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After Dark
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 19,440 ratings — published 2000 — 75 editions
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Sputnik Sweetheart
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 17,812 ratings — published 1999 — 63 editions
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1Q84
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 14,886 ratings — published 2010 — 23 editions
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Dance Dance Dance
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 13,747 ratings — published 1988 — 51 editions
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 13,884 ratings — published 1992 — 63 editions
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Series by Haruki Murakami

Hear the Wind Sing Pinball, 1973 A Wild Sheep Chase Dance Dance Dance
The Rat (4 books)
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3.9288778438507737 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 33,801 ratings
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3.934556194621483 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 6,433 ratings

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Quotes by Haruki Murakami

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
tags: books , thought
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“Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you apart.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
tags: memories
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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
tags: inspirational , running
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