Men without Women Review(4) Scheherazade
November 12, 2021In Scheherazade, the story of a man and a woman placed in an unusual state of confinement, the keywords embedded by Murakami allow us to read what lies behind this open-ended story.
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Men without Women Review (3) An Independent Organ
November 6, 2021An Independent Organ loosely shares its setting with the other stories in the same short story collection, Men Without Women, and depicts a single fate related to love. The reader can gain a new perspective by linking up with the classic works and deciphering what is not described in the novel.
Men without Women Review (2) Yesterday
November 4, 2021Yesterday is the second story in Haruki Murakami’s short story collection “Men without Woman”. In the story, the protagonist is told by his strange friend to go on a date with his girlfriend. The episode, which is a slice of adolescent life with a follow-up episode, ends inconclusively. However, the underlying storyline borrows imagery from the classics and is filled with allusions.
Men without Women Review (1) Drive My Car
October 28, 2021Drive My Car is the first story in Haruki Murakami’s short story collection, Men Without Women. This concise story may appear to be lacking in detail, but in fact it contains a variety of elements that allow the reader to develop their imagination.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland Breakfast
October 16, 2021The café in The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature serves dishes based on literary works including Hard-boiled Wonderland breakfast.
Cassette Tape Memories
October 15, 2021In the interview on Brutus Magazine, released today, he mentioned what triggered him to write Dance Dance Dance.
1Q84 virtual pilgrimage
September 14, 2021When Haruki Murakami writes his novels, he carefully writes the detailed settings one by one and constructs the characters accordingly. Although essentially fictional, his narrative is deeply intertwined with the place in which it is set, and as a result, composes a unique realism. 1Q84, set in Tokyo in 1984, is no exception. 1Q84 is […]
Haruki Murakami’s Best Friend
September 10, 2021Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo is currently holding an exhibition on Mizumaru Anzai (1942-2014), an illustrator and best friend of Haruki Murakami. In addition to the numerous illustration works, the exhibition includes books of Murakami’s that Anzai designed. In 1980, an editor introduced Anzai to Murakami, who ran a jazz bar in Sendagaya. Since then, […]
Chungking Express Vibration
August 15, 2021Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Kar-wai. captures the vibe of the people in a big city that Murakami’s novels portrayed.
My Good Old Classical Records
August 12, 2021Murakami’s latest book is ” My Good Old Classical Records “, released on 24 June 2021 in Japan. Murakami, known as a jazz record collector and for his deep knowledge of classical records, introduced 486 LP records in this book, covering 100 chapters; some are categorized by music, while some are by a conductor. Murakami […]