Hello, I'm Takahiro Shimizu.
To John.
You're welcome, and I don't hate Haruki Murakami.
I've read "Kafka of a Beach","Listen to a wind's voice" and "Norwegian Woods".
I remember that they are all strange ending.
I think that foreigners like reafing something by Haruki Murakami.
I don't know why. Why, john?
posted by no13 @ 7:34 PM
2 Comments:
I'm not sure exactly how you define "foreigners". If you mean "native English-speakers", one reason for Murakami's popularity is that more people know about him; most of his books have been translated into English. Another possibility is that he includes a lot of "western" imagery in his books (Murakami, I think, was originally the owner of a jazz club, and translated western authors into Japanese--so he embodies many "western" images). However, I don't know, really. A lot of Americans I know are interested in Japan; maybe Murakami might be the easiest Japanese author to read.
I'm not sure exactly how you define "foreigners". If you mean "native English-speakers", one reason for Murakami's popularity is that more people know about him; most of his books have been translated into English. Another possibility is that he includes a lot of "western" imagery in his books (Murakami, I think, was originally the owner of a jazz club, and translated western authors into Japanese--so he embodies many "western" images). However, I don't know, really. A lot of Americans I know are interested in Japan; maybe Murakami might be the easiest Japanese author to read.
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