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Haruki Murakami’s novels slow time and quiet the noise. His stories teach us how to embrace stillness, solitude, and the ...

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Murakami called himself “ [the] outcast of the Japanese literary world” even though his books sell very well in the country.

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For Riley Keough, nothing beats the classics when it comes to literature, and that's reflected in her affinity for these vintage favorite novels.

Reading Murakami feels like swimming through your own subconscious, where reality bends but emotional truth remains sharp. Notable example: Kafka on the Shore, where characters drift between ...

When I first picked up “Kafka on the Shore” on a routine Literati visit ... I certainly didn’t expect to be so moved by Haruki Murakami’s unique way of seeing the world that I would sob reading an ...