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Haruki Murakami Mind Map, born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto Japan, and…
Haruki Murakami Mind Map
Bio
- debuted as a fiction writer in 1979
- is a novelist, short-story writer, and translator
- met his wife in Tokyo named Yoko in 1968
- he and his wife opened and ran a jazz bar for 7 years
- they chose not to have kids
Writing Styles
- Murakami has a casual, flowing writing style and often incorporates his own humor
- often conveys moods through the character, plot, language, and theme
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- known for his greatly imaginative and strange writing style as well as the vivid imagery used
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Childhood
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- he is an only child
- born in Kyoto Japan
- grew up in Kobe, Ashiya, and Nishinomiya
- his mom and dad taught Japanese literature and he was raised with literature being part of his life
- he always enjoyed reading and was encouraged to
Important Works
Norwegian Wood
- this novel was published in 1987
- the title comes from "Norwegain Wood" by the Beatles
- story conveys loss, grief, and suicide
- story takes place in the 1960's in Tokyo during a time where students were protesting order
- have sold over 4 million copies in Japan
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- this novel was published in 2002
- the English translation was featured in the "10 best books of 2005" list from NY Times
- also won the World Fantasy award of 2006
- a big theme of the story is the nature of conciousness
IQ84
- this novel was first published in 2009
- novel was sold out the day it came out & one million copies sold in the first month
- very popular in Japan
- the novel parallels a made up 1984 with the real year of 1984
Culture
- he is a Japanese writer but his work is known through out the world
- includes Japanese and Western traditions
- for example, his novel "Norwegian Wood" is named after the Beatles, who were and English band
- American Jazz which he enjoys is exemplified in some of his works
- some of his work includes main characters from Japan exploring society and individuality
Education
- attended Waseda Univeristy in Shinjuku, Tokyo
- he was let into the drama department & got his diploma in 7 years
- he taught at Princeton University from 1991-93 and at Tufts University from 1993-95
Time Period
- born in 1949
- attended university in Tokyo in 1968
- married his wife Yoko in 1971
- in 1975, Murakami graduated from Waseda University
- at a baseball game in 1978, Murakami gained inspiration to write a novel
- "Hear the Wind Sing" was his first novel in 1979
- continued writing and published his first full length book "A Wild Sheep Chase" in 1982
- "Norwegian Wood was published in 1987
- "A Wild Sheep Chase" was translated to English and published through out the world in 1989
- 1991 he began to teach at Princeton and then in 1993 taught at Tufts until 1995
- continued to publish some great works through out the years like "After Dark" in 2004
- in 2006, he won the Franz Kafta prize
Career
- he has been rewarded prizes like the Franz Kafta Prize, Jerusalem prize, World Fantasy award, etc
- the first novel he wrote and published was "Hear the Wind Sing" in 1979
- there are over 50 languages his works have been translated to over the world
- millions of books sold
- in 2015, Murakami was on the Time 100 list for most influential people
- a very successful writer
- has written over 50 short-stories
Themes
- common themes found in his work include
loss, loneliness, dreams, love, the importance of identity, individualism, and much more
- novels often associate with music, movies, and culture
- fictionilized war events can be seen in works such as "Kafka On The Shore"
- he is known for magical realism
- born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto Japan, and grew up in Kobe
- Japanese writer
- he thinks that writing short stories is delightful while writing novels is much harder
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