Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakamiis a contemporary Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country. The critical acclaim for his fiction and non-fiction has led to numerous awards, in Japan and internationally, including the World Fantasy Awardand the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. His oeuvre received, for example, the Franz Kafka Prizeand the Jerusalem Prize...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth12 January 1949
CountryJapan
A person's last moments are an important thing. You can't choose how you're born but you can choose how you die.
"I believe you," she whispers after a moment. "Please find my mind."
My grandpa always said asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime.
It takes years to build up, it takes moments to destroy.
In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment.
The things she most wanted to tell him would lose their meaning the moment she put them into words.
It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.
With each passing moment I'm becoming part of the past. There is no future for me, just the past steadily accumulating.
Original manuscripts are private information. Like personal letters, there are parts I don't want other people to see.
As a writer, I felt it necessary to raise the alarm that a rampant, clandestine and unlawful trade in original manuscripts exists.
In principle, ownership of handwritten documents lies with the author. A large number of my manuscripts have been leaked and are now missing. These are stolen items of sorts, because they were taken without permission and sold for financial gain.
I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.
I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.