Haruki Murakami






Haruki Murakami

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born
January 12, 1949

gender
male

place of birth
Kyoto, Japan

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Literature & Fiction


about this author

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.




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avg rating: 3.96 | 100,128 ratings | 11,086 reviews | 208 distinct works | 887 fans
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (Translator)
avg rating 4.23 — 14,897 ratings — published 1992
37 editions
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.96 — 10,803 ratings — published 1987
54 editions
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A Wild Sheep Chase A Wild Sheep Chase
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.92 — 6,613 ratings — published 1982
42 editions
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After Dark After Dark
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.48 — 5,699 ratings — published 2004
38 editions
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Sputnik Sweetheart Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.75 — 4,690 ratings — published 1999
38 editions
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Dance, Dance, Dance Dance, Dance, Dance
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.97 — 4,337 ratings — published 1988
24 editions
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The Elephant Vanishes: Stories The Elephant Vanishes: Stories
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.93 — 4,004 ratings — published 1993
26 editions
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South of the Border, West of t... South of the Border, West of the Sun
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.79 — 3,759 ratings — published 1992
39 editions
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After the Quake After the Quake
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.80 — 3,260 ratings — published 2000
24 editions
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
by Haruki Murakami
avg rating 3.79 — 2,603 ratings — published 2006
29 editions
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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)
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"It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story."
Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore)
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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
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