村上春樹(むらかみはるき)

むらかみはるき
noun (proper)
Murakami Haruki (b. 1949), novelist
proper-nounperson-nameculture
1. Murakami Haruki, Japanese novelist
A novelist whose books, such as Norwegian Wood and 1Q84, are translated into dozens of languages. His dreamlike stories, references to jazz and Western pop, and plain style have made him the most widely read living Japanese writer abroad.
村上春樹(むらかみはるき)の小説(しょうせつ)が好(す)きだ。
I like Murakami Haruki's novels.
村上春樹(むらかみはるき)の本(ほん)は世界中(せかいじゅう)で読(よ)まれている。
Murakami Haruki's books are read all over the world.
毎年(まいとし)秋(あき)になると、村上春樹(むらかみはるき)がノーベル賞(しょう)を取(と)るかどうかが話題(わだい)になる。
Every autumn, people talk about whether Murakami Haruki will win the Nobel Prize.

Readers often call him simply 村上(むらかみ)さん or 春樹(はるき).

Common expressions

  • ハルキスト: a devoted Murakami fan
  • ノルウェイの森(もり): Norwegian Wood (1987), his breakthrough bestseller
  • 村上(むらかみ)ワールド: the recognizable world of his fiction

Cultural note

Each October, fans gather to await the Nobel Prize in Literature announcement, and the media discuss his chances every year.

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