| Name: | Haruki Murakami |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birth Day: | January 12, 1949 |
| Age: | 76 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto - Japan |
| Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
| DOB in Roman: | I.XII.MCMXLIX |
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami was born on 12 January 1949(76 years old) in Japan. Haruki Murakami is Novelist, Zodiac sign - Capricorn. More detail about Haruki Murakami given below.
About Haruki Murakami
A Japanese bestselling writer, he is known for works such as Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. His art straddled the magical realism and surrealist styles.
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His books and stories sell best in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies overseas. His work has received numerous awards, including the World Illusion Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Franz Kafka Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. Murakami's most notable works include A Wild Sheep Chase, Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, and 1Q84. He has also translated the works of writers such as Raymond Carver and J. D. Salinger in Japanese. Although one of his books, 1Q84, is ranked in Japan as the best novel published during the Heisei period in Japan, his novels are sometimes criticized by Japanese literary circles as not Japanese. Murakami was influenced by Western writers from Chandler to Vonnegut to Brautigan.
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Genre | Fiction, surrealism, magical realism, postmodernism, Bildungsroman, picaresque, realism |
| Occupation | Novelist, short-story writer, essayist, translator |
| Notable works | A Wild Sheep Chase (1982), Norwegian Wood (1987), The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994–95), Kafka on the Shore (2002), 1Q84 (2010) |
| Born | January 12, 1949, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
Trivia
His first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, was made into a film in 1981.
Haruki Murakami before fame
Waseda University is where he studied drama. He started Peter Cat, a Tokyo coffeehouse and jazz bar, before working full-time as a writer.
Achievement of Haruki Murakami
In 1981, his debut novel, Hear the Wind Sing, was adapted into a film.
Salary 2020
Not known
Net Worth 2020
Undisclosed
Haruki Murakami family life
He was born in the Japanese city of Kyoto. At Waseda University, he met his future wife, Yoko Ono.
Associations of Haruki Murakami
F. Scott Fitzgerald's books were translated into Japanese by him.
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