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Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer whose novels, essays and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, translated into fifty languages and selling millions of copies outside Japan. Raised near Kobe before attending Waseda University in Tokyo, he published his first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, in 1979 after running a small jazz bar for seven years; his notable works include Norwegian Wood (1987), The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994-95), Kafka on the Shore (2002) and 1Q84 (2009-10). His fiction spans science fiction, fantasy and crime fiction and is known for its use of magical realist elements, and he has received awards including the Franz Kafka Prize, the Jerusalem Prize and the Princess of Asturias Award.
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born January 12, 1949) is a Japanese writer.
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Norwegian Wood...is a 1987 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.
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