# Haruki Murakami ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_Haruki_Murakami.jpg|400]] Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹; born January 12, 1949) is a Japanese writer whose novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally. His work has been translated into 50 languages and has sold millions of copies outside Japan. Born in Kyoto and raised in Kobe, Murakami studied drama at Waseda University in Tokyo. He owned a jazz bar called Peter Cat from 1974 to 1981 before beginning his writing career at age 29. His notable works include "Norwegian Wood" (1987), "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" (1994-95), "Kafka on the Shore" (2002), and "1Q84" (2009-10). His writing is known for its magical realist elements and has received numerous awards including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Haruki Murakami]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Haruki Murakami]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking]] - [[The most important thing we ever learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school]] - [[There's only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and sizes]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Haruki Murakami]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Haruki Murakami]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->