Author: murakami, haruki (Keywords)

At the age of 15, Kafka Tamura runs away from home, either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-lost mother and sister. Instead, he finds himself setting out on an odyssey where he shall encounter some very strange characters indeed.

Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. Now, as middle age approaches, the two meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself propelled into the dark, mysterious realm of Shimamoto's life.

This collection of stories exposes Japan as it is experienced from the inside. The stories take place in parallel worlds, not so much remote from normal life as hidden beneath its surface.

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing.

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing.

When books one and two of his Murakami's masterpiece, '1Q84', were published in Japan, they sold out in one day, and the critical acclaim that ensued was reported all over the globe. The book transfixes readers by telling the story of Aomame and Tengo and the strange parallel universe they inhabit.

This book transfixes readers by telling the story of Aomame and Tengo and the strange parallel universe they inhabit. As '1Q84' accelerates towards its conclusion, both are pursued by persons and forces they do not know and cannot understand.

This work transfixes readers by telling the story of Aomame and Tengo and the strange parallel universe they inhabit. As '1Q84' accelerates towards its conclusion, both are pursued by persons and forces they do not know and cannot understand.

When books one and two of Murakami's masterpiece, '1Q84', were published in Japan, they sold out in one day, and the critical acclaim that ensued was reported all over the globe. The book transfixes readers by telling the story of Aomame and Tengo and the strange parallel universe they inhabit.

In high school, Tsukuru Tazaki belonged to an extremely tight-knit group of friends who pledged to stay together forever. But when Tsukuru returns home from his first year of college in Tokyo, he finds that they want nothing to do with him. Something has changed, but nobody will tell him what - a...