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Kafka's curse, Murakami's mercy: A tale of two Samsas and their humanity
October 27, 2025 9:21 pm
Kafka, Murakami and Krasznahorkai, in their own idioms, insist that alienation is not the end of being human but the very terrain where humanity must be reimagined.
Why Haruki Murakami is the perennial almost Nobel Laureate
October 27, 2025 3:40 pm
Murakami romanticises solitude, turns the mundane mystical, and remains the Nobel’s most faithful almost-winner.
4 Japanese novels that feel like a fever dream
August 31, 2025 2:26 pm
Discover how dreamlike narratives blur the lines between reality and fiction, immersing readers in unique experiences.
5 audiobooks to keep you running even when your legs say stop
June 05, 2025 9:29 pm
We have compiled a list of the best running audiobooks that range from gripping memoirs to training guides, which will keep you moving mile after mile.
In new book, Haruki Murakami explores walled city and shadows
April 13, 2023 9:51 am
“The City and Its Uncertain Walls” was released Thursday in print and in digital formats by Shinchosha Publishing Co. The availability of an English translation is not yet known. It's his first novel since the 2017 bestseller, “Killing Commendatore.”
Japanese literary giant Haruki Murakami to publish new novel after six years
February 02, 2023 3:16 pm
The novel, in Japanese, will be published in April
Murakami plays antiwar songs on radio to protest Ukraine war
March 18, 2022 10:41 pm
“Does music have the power to stop war? Sadly, the answer is no,” author Haruki Murakami said. “But it has the power to make listeners believe that war is something we must stop.”
Twinkle Khanna picks her stars: A reading list compiled by the author
December 26, 2021 2:37 pm
Twinkle Khanna, actor and author, has curated the perfect list of books for you to read.
Nobel panel to announce 2021 prize for literature
October 07, 2021 3:38 pm
Winners are famously hard to predict. This year's favourites, according to British bookmakers, include Kenya's Ngugi wa Thiong'o, French writer Annie Ernaux, Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Canada's Margaret Atwood and Antiguan-American writer Jamaica Kincaid
Library devoted to Japan novelist Murakami to open in Tokyo
September 23, 2021 6:19 pm
Murakami is an avid listener and collector of music ranging from classical to jazz and rock, and it serves as an important motif in many of his stories. He also has written books on music.
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In pictures: Library named after novelist Haruki Murakami set to open in Tokyo
September 26, 2021 4:10 pm
A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo. Take a look at the pictures here
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