Novelist as a vocation / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen.

By:

Murakami, Haruki, 1955-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 208 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780451494641
9781101974537

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

895.64/5 23/eng/20220506

LOC classification:

PL 856 M972n 2022

Contents:

Are Novelists Broad-minded?-- When I Became a Novelist-- On Literary prizes-- So What Should I Write About?-- Making Time Yours Ally: On Writing a Novel-- A Completely Personal and Physical Occupation-- Regarding Schools-- What Kind of Characters Should I Include?-- Who Do I Write For?-- Going Abroad: A New Frontier.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PL 856 M972n 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000174617

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"Originally published in Japan by Switch Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, in 2015. Copyright © 2015 by Harukimurakami Archival Labyrinth. Translation copyright ©2022 by Harukimurakami Archival Labyrinth" -- verso.

Are Novelists Broad-minded?--
When I Became a Novelist--
On Literary prizes--
So What Should I Write About?--
Making Time Yours Ally: On Writing a Novel--
A Completely Personal and Physical Occupation--
Regarding Schools--
What Kind of Characters Should I Include?--
Who Do I Write For?--
Going Abroad: A New Frontier.

"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.

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