Killing Commendatore

Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Marked by the same […]

När jag får frågor från unga människor undrar de ofta vad som krävs för att bli författare vilken sorts utbildning, vilka erfarenheter. Samma fråga ställs oavsett var i världen jag befinner mig. När jag ser dessa unga människor, som vill ha råd för att lära sig, så kan jag inte bara säga: jag har inte […]

An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer and a world-class conductor. ‘My only purpose in this book was for me, as a music lover, to have a discussion of music with the musician Seiji Ozawa that was as open and honest as possible. I simply wanted to bring out the […]

You’ve just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you’re destined for – what do you do? In Murakami’s world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, […]