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Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and he has been the recipient of a host of international awards and honours including the Franz Kafka Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. He has also received honorary doctorates from the University of Liège and Princeton University.

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Fiction | Issue 148 padlock
Fiction | Issue 148 padlock

Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova

Haruki Murakami

‘That was the setup for the review I wrote about this imaginary record.’ Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.

Essays & Memoir | Issue 124
Essays & Memoir | Issue 124

A Walk to Kobe

Haruki Murakami

‘What I’m talking about is a different sea, and different mountains.’ Haruki Murakami walks to his hometown after the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.

Fiction | Issue 61
Fiction | Issue 61

The Seventh Man

Haruki Murakami

‘I looked up at the sky. A few grey cotton chunks of cloud hung there, motionless.’

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Fiction | Issue 74 padlock

Thailand

Haruki Murakami

‘Everything had gone well for her until her father died of cancer. Everything—without exception.’

A short story by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin.

Fiction | Issue 74 padlock
Fiction | Issue 74 padlock

Lederhosen

Haruki Murakami

‘Please, I beg you. If I do not buy lederhosen now, I will never buy lederhosen.’

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