“Norwegian Wood” is the second book I have randomly picked up from Kinokuniya prior to my holiday in June. Substantially thicker than “South of the Border, West of the Sun” – considering how thin that book is – the two stories are strikingly similar. Read almost like another one of his ‘autobiographical fictions’, which the translator [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Haruki Murakami'
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami – A Structured Love Story So Dark, So Beautiful
August 4th, 2009 4 Comments
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South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami – A Simple, Surreal, and Genuine Romance Like No Other
July 7th, 2009 1 Comment
Everytime when I travel, I bring along books to read and a notepad to write. For I don’t stop reading or writing, especially not during my holiday. I had almost finished reading the new book by Paulo Coelho before I boarded the plane so I reckon, I probably needed at least three books to last the [...]
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami – An Inspirational Read
May 20th, 2009 4 Comments
Recently, I have started reading the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s works and I love them immensely. The rather long short stories collection “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and the rather short full length novel “After Dark”. When I saw his [rather short] memoir on the book shelf using running as a central theme, as someone who [...]
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