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For author Haruki Murakami, reading fiction helps us 'see through lies' in a world divided by walls

Japanese author Haruki Murakami says he is torn by the conflict in Israel since he has Jewish friends but understands that the situation of the Palestinians is dire

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

How to read Haruki Murakami in English the Japanese way – in four steps

With more than 40 years of writing to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to begin when reading Haruki Murakami. Earlier this year in Japan, he published his 15th novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, though the release date for an English translation has not yet been announced.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023

Nobel prize in literature 2023 won by Norwegian author Jon Fosse – as it happened

Fosse honoured by Nobel committee ‘for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Where to start with: Haruki Murakami

The acclaimed Japanese author’s deceptively simple writing combines fantasy and reality in stories of everything from missing cats to dystopian histories via fantasy thrillers and meditations on love. Then he told us about running

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Chris Hewitt: Some bestsellers, like 'Lessons in Chemistry,' deserve the love they get from readers

Sure, some popular books are awful. But 'Lessons in Chemistry' isn't one of those.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

‘Tokyo would lose its soul’: anger over plans to redevelop historic city park

Campaigners say turning Meiji Jingu Gaien into a commercial hub will destroy 1,000 trees and area’s architectural heritage

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

Haruki Murakami pleads developers not to destroy the place that inspired him to become a writer

It was at a baseball stadium in April 1978, while watching a match that bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami decided to become a writer. "The satisfying crack when the bat met the ball resounded throughout Jingu Stadium. Scattered applause rose around me. In that instant, for no reason and on…

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2023

Haruki Murakami pleads for keeping Tokyo park and baseball stadium that inspired his writing

Author Haruki Murakami says he's strongly opposed to the redevelopment of a Tokyo park district that would remove his favorite jogging path and tear down the baseball stadium where he was inspired to become a novelist

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

The best films of 2023 so far

Cate Blanchett’s unravelling conductor, Spielberg’s semi-memoir and the stop-motion tale of a shell wearing shoes all feature in the pick of the year released in the UK to date

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries as fear and skepticism flourish following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023