Steve's comments (member since Sep 03, 2008)

Steve's comments from the Murakami fans group.

Natasa wrote: "I've so far read 7 Murakami novels plus 2 books of short stories. Just now I've finished Paul Auster's The book of illusions. Seems nothing like Murakami at all in any way to me.. Did I pick up the..."

try the new york trilogy

i'm looking to read more of his short stories. would you guys recommend elephant vanishes or blind willow, sleeping woman? (i've read after the quake)

Shinchosha Publishing announced that they would publish Murakami's new novel titled 1Q84 in Japan in the early summer of 2009. 1Q84 is pronounced as 'ichi kyū hachi yon', the same as 1984, as 9 is also pronounced as 'kyū' in Japanese.[24:]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Mura...

I read The New York Trilogy by Auster a few weeks ago. As others have said, it shares some of the motifs of Murakami novels. Highly recommended!

Question: Why are you interested in ears.

Haruki Murakami: At some point in my life I was interested in ears. But not now. Those ears are gone.

from
http://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/harukimur...


that either simplifies or complicates the matter. personally i don't know. sounds like murakami may not even know...

thought you guys might be interested in this new movie directed by michel gondry, leos carax, and bong joon-ho. bong's segment seems especially murakami-esque.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independen...


can't wait!

sorry if this is a little off-topic, but does anyone know when david mitchell's new book is coming out?

I'd have to say Hard-Boiled Wonderland with A Wild Sheep Chase as a close second. The Sheep Man is one of my favorite Murakami characters so I'm really looking forward to Dance Dance Dance.

Wind-Up was my first Murakami, so I don't think I had developed a full appreciation for him at that point. I'll definitely re-read it at some point.

While I enjoyed after the quake, I still prefer his novels.

Just started Kafka on the Shore...

"It is about 'horror.' I have a hunch to produce a good novel. I think it will be an important work of mine."

from
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/...

wonder how long it will take for the english translation to come out...