
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Anybody else reading his stuff? Been staring at the books at the local Barnes & Noble for a while, and decided to jump in with a book of short stories, The Elephant Vanishes. Read the first 4 stories, great stuff. Funny. Kind of deep. Hard to explain. Reminds me of the magical realism of the South American writers. I'll tackle a novel next.


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Re: Haruki Murakami
If it's not written by Tim Cahill, I ain't a readin' it.
Re: Haruki Murakami
I've read almost everything written by him and he's magnificent. A true successor to Jorge Luis Borges and, in a weird kind of way, to Philip K. Dick too.
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Re: Haruki Murakami
I like him a lot. He's got a neat little book on running:
http://www.amazon.com/What-About-Runnin ... 0307389839
http://www.amazon.com/What-About-Runnin ... 0307389839
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Re: Haruki Murakami
This sounds absolutely dreadful.nafod wrote:Anybody else reading his stuff? Been staring at the books at the local Barnes & Noble for a while, and decided to jump in with a book of short stories, The Elephant Vanishes. Read the first 4 stories, great stuff. Funny. Kind of deep. Hard to explain. Reminds me of the magical realism of the South American writers. I'll tackle a novel next.
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Re: Haruki Murakami
Just finished "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" and really enjoyed it. I noticed he has a lot of books at the local B&N. Plan on picking up another one soon.