Desire
You've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for - what do you do? In this book, five weird tales unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart.
Murakami’s writing is attuned to the deep undercurrents of human desire, with th...
You've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for - what do you do? In this book, five weird tales unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart.
Murakami’s writing is attuned to the deep undercurrents of human desire, with the hunt for satisfaction often taking a turn for the unexpected. In ‘The Second Bakery Attack’ a young married couple resort to robbery to gratify their hunger, while in ‘Samsa in Love’ craving offers a gateway into what it means to be fully human. In ‘Birthday Girl’ Murakami confronts us with the question: what would be our one wish, if we could have it granted.
HARUKI MURAKAMI was born in Kyoto in 1949, where his parents both taught Japanese literature. Growing up in post-war Japan, Murakami was drawn to Western influence: Franz Kafka, Raymond Carver, Kurt Vonnegut, as well as the liberating rhythms of jazz music. The notion of writing a novel first came to Murakami at the age of 29, while watching a baseball game in Tokyo’s Jingu Sta...
HARUKI MURAKAMI was born in Kyoto in 1949, where his parents both taught Japanese literature. Growing up in post-war Japan, Murakami was drawn to Western influence: Franz Kafka, Raymond Carver, Kurt Vonnegut, as well as the liberating rhythms of jazz music. The notion of writing a novel first came to Murakami at the age of 29, while watching a baseball game in Tokyo’s Jingu Stadium. He has since written many novels, as well as short stories and non-fiction, including the books Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage and Absolutely on Music.
Murakami has run a marathon a year for over 20 years. he ran his personal best of 3:27 hours in the New York City Marathon in 1991.