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“Murakami’s bold willingness to go straight over the top is a signal indication of his genius. . . . A world-class writer who has both eyes open and takes big risks.”…
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Why read it?
2 authors picked Vintage Murakami as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Every story was exceptional. He plops you down in the middle of the story, and no matter how uncomfortable it gets you don't want to leave.
While I have read books by Kawabata, Mishima, and other well-known Japanese writers, there’s something very approachable and identifiable in the works of Haruki Murakami.
This book includes both fiction and nonfiction works, both equally enthralling: “Shizuko Akashi” from Underground, his nonfiction book on the 1995 Tokyo subway attack, is shockingly powerful, especially for those who have ridden those cars many times, and the short story “Ice Man,” a story that, for some reason, I particularly identified with.
From Mark's list on books that offer glimpses of ancient and modern Japan.
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