P HILIP ROTH never really left New Jersey. Saul Bellow could not keep his characters out of Chicago. And Haruki Murakami’s ...

The birth of Haruki Murakami’s career as a beloved giant ... at a time when Mr. Murakami still ran his “Peter Cat” jazz joint. Its tale of a lonely misfit teenager—one of many in the ...

That's some Haruki Murakami magic right there ... You can't explain why but you've developed this affinity towards cats. Others won't believe you when you tell them this but you've had entire ...

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance. "It feels kind ...

Since 1979, Haruki Murakami has written more than a dozen ... There’s a love story and references to jazz, the Beatles and cats. There’s a young person (called Yellow Submarine Boy) who ...