Category Archives: japanese literature
Norwegian Wood/Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood is often referred to as Murakami’s ‘straight’ story, and although it is more conventional than The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, for example, he retains that seemingly effortless, understated, lyrical style that makes his writing so decidedly readable. As in … Continue reading
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle/Haruki Murakami
We first encounter our protagonist, Toru Okada, whilst he is happily making spaghetti. He is interrupted by a strange phone call from an anonymous woman demanding ten minutes of his time, claiming that ‘that’s all we need to understand each … Continue reading
