Author
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer, born on 12 January 1949 in Fushimi-ku. Best-known works include A Wild Sheep Chase, Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. Honours include Noma Literary New Face Prize, Tanizaki Prize and Yomiuri Prize.
The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Haruki Murakami, mostly fantasy and japanese literature, published by Knopf, first published in 2023.
Born 12 January 1949, Fushimi-kuFrom Japan
Books reviewed1
Our average4.5★from 1 rated
Awards & honours
20 recordedWorld Fantasy Award for Best Novel2006Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel2012Princess of Asturias Literary Prize2023Prix mondial Cino Del Duca2022
Literary prizes
Princess of Asturias Literary Prize 2023Prix mondial Cino Del Duca 2022Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel 2012Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2018Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2016Hideo Kobayashi Sho 2012Catalonia International Prize 2011Jerusalem Prize 2009Mainichi Publication Culture Award 2009Franz Kafka Prize 2006Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2006Asahi Prize 2006Takeo Kuwahara Academic Award 1999Yomiuri Prize 1995
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Honours & fellowships
Order of Arts and Letters 2009Honorary doctor of the University of Liège 2007
Books
1 bookFrequently asked questions
How many Haruki Murakami books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?
We have reviewed 1 book by Haruki Murakami: The City and Its Uncertain Walls.