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Novelist as a vocation / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen.
"A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author's own novels. Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385689472 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xi, 208 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Bond Street Books/Doubleday Canada, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in Japanese: Tokyo : Switch Publishing Co., Ltd., 2015. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Japanese. |
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| Subject: | Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Fiction > Authorship. |
| Genre: | Essays. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 895.645 Murak | 31681010300481 | NONFIC | Reshelving | - |
- Random House, Inc.
A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the authorâs own novels, from the beloved and best-selling author of1Q84 and Norwegian Wood.
In this engaging book, the internationallybest-selling author and famously private writer Haruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Here are the personal details of a life devoted to craft: the initial moment at a Yakult Swallows baseball game, when he suddenly knew he could write a novel; the importance of memory, what he calls a writerâs âmental chest of drawersâ; the necessity of loneliness, patience, and his daily running routine; the seminal role a carrier pigeon played in his career. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this insightful and unique look at the craft of writing and into the mind of a master storyteller.
