Haruki MurakamiA collection of 20 posts

War

My father belongs to the generation that fought the war in the 1940s. When I was...

War

I'm a writer. I don't support any war. That's my principle.

Trust

Young people these days don't trust anything at all. They want to be free.

Teacher

I didn't read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher ...

Sports

Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can...

Society

Since I have come to America I am often asked whether my next novel will be set...

Respect

I didn't want to be a writer but I became one. And now I have many readers...

Politics

I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics because if I do ...

Movie

Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a smal...

Morning

Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the mo...