Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami

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January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan

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Haruki Murakami (村上春樹) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. His work has been described by the Virginia Quarterly Review as "easily accessible, yet profoundly complex." Critics suggest his work draws from film noir and contains elements of magical realism.

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 o...more


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Average rating: 3.95 · 254,785 ratings · 23,559 reviews · 102 distinct works
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 41,816 ratings — published 1994 — 70 editions
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Kafka on the Shore
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 37,626 ratings — published 2002 — 86 editions
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Norwegian Wood
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 34,056 ratings — published 1987 — 110 editions
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 18,318 ratings — published 1985 — 59 editions
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A Wild Sheep Chase
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 15,625 ratings — published 1982 — 67 editions
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After Dark
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 16,853 ratings — published 2000 — 68 editions
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Sputnik Sweetheart
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 15,301 ratings — published 2001 — 61 editions
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Dance Dance Dance
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 11,906 ratings — published 1988 — 47 editions
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 11,941 ratings — published 1992 — 59 editions
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The Elephant Vanishes
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 8,510 ratings — published 1993 — 36 editions
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3.89821365405023 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 11,308 ratings

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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you apart.”
Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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