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Any lover of Murakami Haruki?

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Posted on November 10, 2004 at 00:08:45

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Anyone here enjoys his work ?

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Re: Any lover of Murakami Haruki?

deaf_j

03:07:31 04/01/06

still recovering

tennershoes

19:23:13 05/02/05

Doug Otte

13:28:28 04/22/05

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Re: Any lover of Murakami Haruki?

deaf_j

03:07:31 04/01/06

still recovering

tennershoes

19:23:13 05/02/05

Doug Otte

13:28:28 04/22/05

I only read one book of his

Dmitry

08:08:16 12/18/04

Tutordennis

14:03:45 12/04/04

Yes!, posted on December 4, 2004 at 14:03:45
Tutordennis Audiophile Posts: 144 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Joined: May 1, 2004	Despite the press he's gotten in the past few years, I still think he's undervalued here in the US. Ono of the greats of our time.

I only read one book of his, posted on December 18, 2004 at 08:08:16

Dmitry
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It was about a Jazz club owner and his former lover. Bought it because of a picture of tenor sax on the cover. Didn't thrill me, but I finished it.
He has cult status in Russia of all places. When I was in Moscow this past winter they had a sizeable section devoted to him in the House of Books [a huge book store]; it was teeming with women, browsing Murakami's new books.

I am a huge fan of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, the daddy of all modern Japanese writers. There were certain introspective parallels between Murakami and him, but nothing that would scream overt plagiarism.

Yessir, posted on April 22, 2005 at 13:28:28

Doug Otte

I've read most of his books. The worst are still pretty good reading. My favorite is Hard-Boiled Wonderland.

Doug

still recovering, posted on May 2, 2005 at 19:23:13
tennershoes Audiophile Posts: 23 Location: Indiana Joined: June 23, 2004	from Wind-up Bird Chronicles. Completely dazed me. this is all good.

Re: Any lover of Murakami Haruki?, posted on April 1, 2006 at 03:07:31
deaf_j Audiophile Posts: 467 Location: La Porte (Houston) Joined: January 30, 2005	I'm reading Kafka On Shore now. It's the most interesting of the one's I have read (Wind Up & End Of The World). Any suggestions on similiar writers when I finish Murakami's work? Regards, Jerry

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