Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer

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2024 Murakami received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and was elected as a Royal Society of Literature International Writer in 2024.
2024 Murakami received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and was elected as a Royal Society of Literature International Writer in 2024.
July 2024 The New Yorker published Murakami's short story 'Kaho'.
July 2024 The New Yorker published Murakami's short story 'Kaho'.
July 1 2024 The story 'Kaho' by Murakami is set to be published in The New Yorker.
July 1 2024 The story 'Kaho' by Murakami is set to be published in The New Yorker.
2023 Jean-Christophe Deveney began adapting nine of Murakami's short stories into a three-volume original English-language manga series.
2023 He was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature in 2023.
2023 Jean-Christophe Deveney began adapting nine of Murakami's short stories into a three-volume original English-language manga series.
2023 He was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature in 2023.
September 7 2023 Murakami's story 'My Cheesecake-Shaped Poverty' was published in The New Yorker.
September 7 2023 Murakami's story 'My Cheesecake-Shaped Poverty' was published in The New Yorker.
April 13 2023 Murakami's novel The City and Its Uncertain Walls was published by Shinchosha in Japan.
April 13 2023 Murakami's novel The City and Its Uncertain Walls was published by Shinchosha in Japan.
2022 The animated feature film Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it was awarded a Jury Distinction.
2022 In Statu Nascendi published a special edition edited by Joseph Thomas Milburn and Piotr Pietrzak on Haruki Murakami, discussing the relationship between philosophy and the acclaimed writer.
2022 He was awarded the Prix mondial Cinco Del Duca for a lifetime of work that conveys a message of modern humanism.
2022 In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Murakami called for peace and prepared a special radio program featuring musical pieces that promoted an end to the war and emphasized the preciousness of life.
2022 In Statu Nascendi published a special edition edited by Joseph Thomas Milburn and Piotr Pietrzak on Haruki Murakami, discussing the relationship between philosophy and the acclaimed writer.
2022 In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Murakami called for peace and prepared a special radio program featuring musical pieces that promoted an end to the war and emphasized the preciousness of life.
2022 The animated feature film Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it was awarded a Jury Distinction.
2022 He was awarded the Prix mondial Cinco Del Duca for a lifetime of work that conveys a message of modern humanism.
November 8 2022 The essay collection Novelist as a Vocation was translated into English and published by Alfred A. Knopf.
November 8 2022 The essay collection Novelist as a Vocation was translated into English and published by Alfred A. Knopf.
October 2022 In an article for The Atlantic, Haruki Murakami explained his character creation process, stating that most of his characters are not based on real individuals and introduced the concept he calls 'the Automatic Dwarfs.'
October 2022 In an article for The Atlantic, Haruki Murakami explained his character creation process, stating that most of his characters are not based on real individuals and introduced the concept he calls 'the Automatic Dwarfs.'
2021 Haruki Murakami received an honorary degree from the University of Nova Gorica.
2021 The book 'Murakami T: The T-shirts I Love' was published.
2021 A film adaptation of Murakami's short story 'Drive My Car' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, winning Best Screenplay and later the Academy Award for Best International Feature.
2021 The collection 'First Person Singular' was published, featuring eight stories written between 2018 and 2020.
2021 The book 'Murakami T: The T-shirts I Love' was published.
2021 The collection 'First Person Singular' was published, featuring eight stories written between 2018 and 2020.
2021 A film adaptation of Murakami's short story 'Drive My Car' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, winning Best Screenplay and later the Academy Award for Best International Feature.
2021 Haruki Murakami received an honorary degree from the University of Nova Gorica.
October 1 2021 The Waseda International House of Literature, officially known as the Haruki Murakami Library, opened its doors, featuring a collection of more than 3,000 works by Murakami.
October 1 2021 The Waseda International House of Literature, officially known as the Haruki Murakami Library, opened its doors, featuring a collection of more than 3,000 works by Murakami.
September 2021 Architect Kengo Kuma announced the opening of the Waseda International House of Literature, a library dedicated entirely to Haruki Murakami's works at Waseda University.
September 2021 Architect Kengo Kuma announced the opening of the Waseda International House of Literature, a library dedicated entirely to Haruki Murakami's works at Waseda University.
August 2021 During one of his radio shows, Murakami criticized Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that Suga was ignoring public concerns and the surge in cases.
August 2021 During one of his radio shows, Murakami criticized Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that Suga was ignoring public concerns and the surge in cases.
2020 Murakami published First Person Singular, a collection of short stories.
2020 Murakami published First Person Singular, a collection of short stories.
August 13 2020 Murakami's work 'The Kingdom That Failed' was published in The New Yorker.
August 13 2020 Murakami's work 'The Kingdom That Failed' was published in The New Yorker.
2019 Murakami released 'Abandoning a Cat: Memories of my Father'.
2019 Murakami released 'Abandoning a Cat: Memories of my Father'.
February 17 2019 Murakami's story 'With the Beatles' was published in The New Yorker.
February 17 2019 Murakami's story 'With the Beatles' was published in The New Yorker.
2018 The film Burning, based on Murakami's short story 'Barn Burning', directed by Lee Chang-dong, was awarded the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize for best film.
2018 Killing Commendatore was published in the US.

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