Haruki Murakami

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:active_years_end present
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1979
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle_(film)
gptkb:Norwegian_Wood_(film)
gptkb:1_Q84_(theatrical_adaptation)
1 Q84 (theatrical play)
Kafka on the Shore (film)
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Waseda_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:Kafka_on_the_Shore
gptkb:1_Q84
gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
gptkbp:award gptkb:Tanizaki_Prize
gptkb:Yomiuri_Prize
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Franz_Kafka_Prize
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tanizaki_Prize
gptkb:Hans_Christian_Andersen_Literature_Award
gptkb:Yomiuri_Prize
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Franz_Kafka_Prize
gptkb:Yasunari_Kawabata_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date January 12, 1949
1949-01-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kyoto,_Japan
gptkbp:born January 12, 1949
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:1949
gptkb:Kyoto,_Japan
gptkb:Kyoto
gptkbp:child gptkb:Yoko_Murakami
gptkb:Hiroshi_Murakami
Akira Murakami
gptkbp:children gptkb:1
gptkb:Hiroshi_Murakami
2
Akira Murakami
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Gorillaz
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Film_adaptations
gptkb:Japanese_literature
Japanese pop culture
Music industry
Pop culture
Existential themes
Literary festivals
Philosophical discussions
Cultural commentary
Global literature
Artistic collaborations
Influence on other authors
Translation into multiple languages
gptkbp:debut gptkb:Hear_the_Wind_Sing
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1979
gptkbp:education gptkb:Waseda_University
gptkbp:famous_for Complex characters
Cultural references
Blending reality and fantasy
Exploring existentialism
Exploring loneliness
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“ If you can’t understand it without an explanation, you can’t understand it with an explanation.”
“ The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.”
“ I think that you can’t be a writer without being a reader.”
“ I’m not sure what I’m going to do next, but I’m sure I’ll do something.”
gptkbp:fan_favorite gptkb:Baseball
cats
gptkbp:field gptkb:literature
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Hear_the_Wind_Sing
gptkb:1979
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:Surrealism
Magical realism
magical realism
surrealism
contemporary fiction
gptkbp:has_adaptation gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle_(film)
gptkb:Norwegian_Wood_(film)
Kafka on the Shore (film)
1 Q84 (theater)
gptkbp:has_fan_base gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
Worldwide
gptkbp:has_won gptkb:Tanizaki_Prize
gptkb:Noma_Literary_Prize
gptkb:Hans_Christian_Andersen_Literature_Award
gptkb:Yomiuri_Prize
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Franz_Kafka_Prize
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:Kafka_on_the_Shore
gptkb:The_Strange_Library
gptkb:1_Q84
gptkb:Hear_the_Wind_Sing
gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Songbirds_and_Snakes
gptkb:Norwegian_Wood
gptkb:Men_Without_Women
gptkb:Colorless_Tsukuru_Tazaki_and_His_Years_of_Pilgrimage
gptkb:The_Elephant_Vanishes
gptkb:Blind_Willow,_Sleeping_Woman
gptkb:The_Boring_World_of_Adults
Dance Dance Dance
Pinball, 1973
After the Quake
First Person Singular
The Haruki Murakami Library
gptkbp:hobbies gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:translator
gptkb:Running
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haruki Murakami
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Japanese_literature
Pop culture
Contemporary literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Japanese_literature
Pop culture
contemporary fiction
Contemporary literature
Global literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:J._D._Salinger
gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Raymond_Carver
Western literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkb:Raymond_Carver
gptkb:Japanese_culture
gptkb:music
Western literature
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:translator
gptkb:Running
gptkb:music
Literary criticism
Cultural commentary
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:translator
gptkb:jazz
gptkb:Running
gptkb:music
Literary criticism
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Japanese_literature
postmodern literature
contemporary literature
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:Japanese_culture
gptkb:philosophy
American literature
Western literature
Western music
classical music
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Surrealism
Magical realism
Complex characters
magical realism
surrealism
Themes of existentialism
complex characters
music references
Themes of loneliness
Dreamlike narratives
Cats in his stories
Jazz music references
loneliness themes
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Murakami_Haruki
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:novels
Complex characters
Exploring themes of loneliness
Philosophical undertones
Music references
Running as a recurring theme
Blending reality and fantasy
Cats in his stories
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
English
gptkbp:narrative_style lyrical
stream of consciousness
accessible
symbolism
philosophical themes
non-linear narratives
magical elements
introspective
thought-provoking
metafictional elements
evocative
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:The_Little_House
gptkb:The_Strange_Library
gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_and_Tuesday's_Women
gptkb:Sleep
gptkb:The_Dancing_Dwarf
gptkb:The_Year_of_Spaghetti
gptkb:The_Elephant_Vanishes
gptkb:The_Second_Bakery_Attack
First Person Singular
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”
“ I think that you can be happy in this world, but you have to be careful.”
“ Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“ Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
“ If you can’t understand it without an explanation, you can’t understand it with an explanation.”
“ The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.”
“ I think that you can’t be a writer without being a reader.”
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:Love
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:identity
Existentialism
Loneliness
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Kafka_on_the_Shore
gptkb:1_Q84
gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
gptkb:Norwegian_Wood
gptkb:The_Elephant_Vanishes
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:translator
gptkb:music_education
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:offers_degree gptkb:literature
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Surrealism
Existentialism
Nihilism
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Kyoto,_Japan
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Tokyo
gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkb:Kawaguchi,_Japan
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yoko_Murakami
gptkbp:style gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkb:Surrealism
Magical realism
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Cats
gptkb:identity
gptkb:music
gptkb:Reality
Magic realism
Existentialism
Loneliness
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:identity
Existentialism
Loneliness
Reality vs. Fantasy
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:loss
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
love
loneliness
Loneliness
the supernatural
Reality vs. Fantasy
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Korean
gptkb:Swedish
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German
gptkb:Russian
Chinese
English
Multiple languages
multiple languages
gptkbp:website www.harukimurakami.com
http://www.harukimurakami.com
gptkbp:won gptkb:Tanizaki_Prize
gptkb:Hans_Christian_Andersen_Literature_Award
gptkb:Yomiuri_Prize
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Franz_Kafka_Prize
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Tanizaki_Prize
gptkb:Hans_Christian_Andersen_Literature_Award
gptkb:Yomiuri_Prize
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Franz_Kafka_Prize
gptkbp:writing_style gptkb:Symbolism
First-person narrative
Philosophical themes
minimalist
lyrical
Complex narratives
Non-linear storytelling
Magical elements
Surrealistic imagery
Surreal elements
dreamlike
Music references
Magical realism elements
Surrealistic themes
Simple prose
Surrealistic elements
Loneliness and alienation themes
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Kafka_on_the_Shore
gptkb:Killing_Commendatore
gptkb:The_Strange_Library
gptkb:What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running
gptkb:1_Q84
gptkb:Hear_the_Wind_Sing
gptkb:The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Boring_World_Is_a_Dreamland
gptkb:The_Boring_World_Where_the_Concept_of_'_Diversity'_Doesn't_Exist
gptkb:The_Complete_Works_of_Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Songbirds_and_Snakes
gptkb:A_Wild_Sheep_Chase
gptkb:Sputnik_Sweetheart
gptkb:Norwegian_Wood
gptkb:Wild_Sheep_Chase
gptkb:Men_Without_Women
gptkb:After_Dark
gptkb:Colorless_Tsukuru_Tazaki_and_His_Years_of_Pilgrimage
gptkb:The_Elephant_Vanishes
gptkb:Underground:_The_Tokyo_Gas_Attack_and_the_Japanese_Psyche
gptkb:The_Second_Bakery_Attack
Dance Dance Dance
Pinball, 1973
The Boring World of Dinosaurs
The Little House in the Forest
First Person Singular
The Haruki Murakami Library
The Murakami Pilgrimage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Mark_Zuckerberg
gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3