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Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist and American literary translator. Love music. He started writing at the age of 29. His first work, "Listen to the Wind", won the Japan Newcomer Award. In 1987, his fifth novel "Norwegian Wood" sold four million copies in Japan, widely triggering the "Murakami Phenomenon".

Category
Writers
Nationality
Japan
Born
1949-01-12
Wikidata
Q134798
Occupations linguistnovelistwritertranslatoressayisttrack and field athletesuniversity teacherscience fiction writeressayistshort story writer
Aliases Haruki MurakamiMurakami HarukiHaruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami

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