Who is Harukami Murakami and why are his books so popular?
His novel The City and Its Uncertain Walls , published in the spring of 2023 in his native tongue and not yet translated into English, is speculated to be the "next big thing" in literature (The German translation, published Januarz 2024 is already a bestseller). His collection of short stories called First Person Singular , published in 2021, also became an instant success. The author, Haruki Murakami, is world-famous and has been writing fiction for over 50 years, including a number of bestsellers. Over a dozen novels are published under his name and he has won highly-valued awards for his works. So, who is Haruki Murakami and what makes his books so special? About the Author Haruki Murakami, born in 1949 in Kyōto, is a renowned Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and translator, known for his deeply imaginative and often ambiguous works that have achieved international acclaim. Murakami's early novels, including Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and Pinball, 1973 (1980)...