𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗕𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 (𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻) -

Rubin's new translation of this classic Murakami re-discovering the story in compelling ways: a must for Murakami fans!

https://youtu.be/oaQeck8IV9A

NHK's “After the Quake” brings Haruki Murakami’s work to television for the first time to examine the ripple effects of past major disasters across Japanese society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/03/tv-streaming/after-the-quake-haruki-murakami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #harukimurakami #afterthequake #311 #greateastjapanearthquake #earthquakes #greathanshinearthquake #covid19injapan

I've noticed I've been reading a lot more lately. I think its providing an escape from this dystopian cesspool that is 'Murica at the moment.

Last month I finished a Murakami novel (Killing Commendatore) and now I'm wrapping up the first book in The Dandelion Dynasty (The Grace of Kings). Killing Commendatore was enthralling and I love how Murakami puts these rather boring main characters into Kafka-esque worlds and scenarios. Not to mention the music selection is great. First time I ever listened to opera music and read a novel.

Currently hooked on the Dandelion Dynasty and plan on reading the rest of the series. I discovered Ken Liu as he translated Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem series (also highly recommend) and I finally started reading his works. Great start so far.

If you have any suggestions on what I should add to the queue, send them over!

#Books
#Bookstadon
#TheDandelionDynasty
#HarukiMurakami
#KillingCommendatore
#KenLiu

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗕𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 -

The new translation is an exciting and illuminating refresh of the former work.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TK06_F_ADrU

I do not remember what my awareness was of the #TokyoSubwaySarinAttack attack when it happened thirty years ago.
I learned much more about the attack from #DanKaszeta’s book Toxic and then from #HarukiMurakami’s book Underground.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250320_10/
#ChemicalWeapons #ChemicalTerrorism #Tokyo

#boeken #lezen #harukimurakami
#eerstebericht #mastodon

I'm […] in Rome, sipping espresso as thick as the devil's sweat.
― Haruki Murakami

"En la vida de todos hay un punto de no retorno. Y en muy pocos casos, un punto en el que ya no puedes seguir adelante. Y cuando lleguemos a ese punto, todo lo que podemos hacer es aceptar silenciosamente el hecho. Así es como sobrevivimos ".

#HarukiMurakami , Kafka en la costa

Ilustración Rena Drago

stanotte / Rai 3 / Fuori Orario

Drive My Car

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
2021, 180'

TBR Pile: 2025 Fiction Preview -

What are the novels I'm most looking forward to reading this next year? Here are some!

https://youtube.com/shorts/u6DexbBW-Mc

Murakami, les rêveries du romancier solitaire

À partir d’une idylle de jeunesse qui tourne court, l’écrivain japonais #HarukiMurakami produit un roman métaphysique mais qui se lit comme un feuilleton. Le romancier au sommet de son art.

Un article de Maurice Mourier (En attendant Nadeau)

› https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/culture-et-idees/050125/murakami-les-reveries-du-romancier-solitaire?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

Haruki Murakami hat Recht,
wenn er sagt, dass es keine Enttäuschungen gibt,
wo keine Erwartungen sind.

Aber ich wünsche euch von ganzem Herzen, dir und dir und dir:

Mögen die Grenzen, an die du stößt,
einen Weg für deine Träume offen lassen.
Möge das Glück immer greifbar sein für dich
und mögen gute Freunde immer in deiner Nähe sein.
Möge dir jeder Tag, der kommt,
eine besondere Freude bringen,
die dein Leben heller macht.

Habt ein gutes und glückliches 2025!

And once the storm is over,
you won't remember how you made it through,
how you managed to survive.
You won't even be sure,
whether the storm is really over.
But one thing is certain.
When you come out of the storm,
you won't be the same person
who walked in.

Haruki Murakami

"What happens
when people open their hearts?"

"They get better."

- Haruki Murakami

A new version of “End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland,” rendered into English by the author's longtime translator, brings the fan favorite closer to the original text. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/16/books/haruki-murakami-end-of-the-world-and-hard-boiled-wonderland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #harukimurakami #jayrubin #literature

From the deadly serious and deeply weird to the fluffiest of diversions, Japanese literature in the 2020s is a booming and eclectic realm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/15/books/japanese-literature-translation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #books #literature #translation #miekokawakami #sayakamurata #yumiri #asakoyuzuki #yokoogawa #yokotawada #hiromikawakami #harukimurakami