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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: 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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Libro 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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