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	<title>WilfridWong.com &#187; Haruki Murakami</title>
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		<title>1Q84 By By Haruki Murakami &#8211; A Magical Read</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2011/12/04/1q84-by-by-haruki-murakami-a-magical-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1Q84 is the 10th Murakami book that I have read.  There are similarities when compared to The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.  It is divided into three books that span across three consecutive time periods.  Each chapter is named using a phrase found inside that chapter. 1Q84 further explores the concept of free will versus destiny and fate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wind-up Bird Chronicle By Haruki Murakami &#8211; So Unreal, So Mesmerizing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The paperback version of &#8220;The Wind-up Bird Chronicle&#8221; is more than 600 pages long.  It sat inside my bookshelf for a long time because I was not sure if I have the patience to digest such a mightily thick book (to me that is).  I brought it along anyway for my trip to Hong Kong.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance By Haruki Murakami</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2011/06/05/a-wild-sheep-chase-and-dance-dance-dance-by-haruki-murakami/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilfrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By pure chance, I bought both &#8220;A Wild Sheep Chase&#8221; and &#8220;Dance Dance Dance&#8221; in HMV during sales on the same day.  Also by pure chance, one of my blogger friend, JoV, once dropped a comment here implying that the stories of these two books are linked.  So before I headed to my holiday, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norwegian Wood &#8211; A Film Adaptation Of Haruki Murakami&#8217;s Novel</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2011/04/16/norwegian-wood-a-film-adaptation-of-haruki-murakamis-novel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite writers.  I do not think it is possible to bring any of his books into a big screen.  Because much of the content is based on the characters&#8217; observation and their state of emotion, or even the writer&#8217;s observation on the world he creates.  His story tends to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami &#8211; That Sense of Loneliness, That Unattainable Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have come to the realisation that perhaps there is no such thing as which is my favorite Haruki Murakami novel (my 6th so far).  Even though my familiarity to his style has led me to half-expecting what &#8220;Sputnik Sweetheart&#8221; would become, there is still this element of freshness that kept me from putting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami &#8211; A Structured Love Story So Dark, So Beautiful</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilfrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Norwegian Wood&#8221; is the second book I have randomly picked up from Kinokuniya prior to my holiday in June.  Substantially thicker than &#8220;South of the Border, West of the Sun&#8221; &#8211; considering how thin that book is &#8211; the two stories are strikingly similar.  Read almost like another one of his &#8216;autobiographical fictions&#8217;, which the translator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami &#8211; A Simple, Surreal, and Genuine Romance Like No Other</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2009/07/07/south-of-the-border-west-of-the-sun-by-haruki-murakami-a-simple-surreal-and-genuine-romance-like-no-other/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilfrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everytime when I travel, I bring along books to read and a notepad to write.  For I don&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami &#8211; An Inspirational Read</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2009/05/20/what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running-by-haruki-murakami/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2009/05/20/what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running-by-haruki-murakami/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Dark by Haruki Murakami &#8211; A Dark Beauty of Novelette Filled With Dualism</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2008/08/07/after-dark-by-haruki-murakami-a-dark-beauty-of-novelette-filled-with-dualism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading the short story collection of &#8220;Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman&#8220;, I was left with the feeling of wanting more.  The synopsis of &#8220;After Dark&#8221; (paperback 201 pages) intrigues me.  It is midnight hour when Mari sips coffee, a young musician walks in, and they have a conversation.  Later, as Mari is alone again, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami &#8211; Surreal and Beautifully Written Short Stories</title>
		<link>http://www.wilfridwong.com/2008/06/10/blind-willow-sleeping-woman-by-haruki-murakami-surreal-and-beautifully-written-short-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would be lying to say that I wasn&#8217;t stopped by this rather sexy book cover (which later found out that it is rather relevant to the leading story).  But there are plenty of sexy book covers out there to grab attention.  I liked the book title but was not familiar with the author&#8217;s name.  I am [...]]]></description>
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