Haruki Murakami

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Murakami.
Haruki Murakami
Murakami giving a lecture at MIT in 2005.
Murakami giving a lecture at MIT in 2005.
Born (1949-01-12) January 12, 1949 (age 75)
Kyoto, Japan
OccupationAuthor, novelist
NationalityJapanese
GenreFiction, surrealist, postmodern
Website
www.harukimurakami.com

Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹, Murakami Haruki, born January 12, 1949) is a Japanese author and translator. He was born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan. In 2006 he won the Franz Kafka Prize for his book Kafka on the Shore.[1]

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  1. "Franz Kafka Society lauds Japanese writer Murakami - Radio Prague". Radio Praha. 31 October 2006.

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