Haruki Murakami

The novelist in wartime The novelist in wartime

In this powerful speech, the great author explains his controversial decision to accept a literary prize in Israel and why we need to fight the System.
By Haruki Murakami Feb 20, 2009

  • "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman"

    The surrealist stunners in Haruki Murakami's new story collection take you to the creepy, sublime places that no author does better.
    By Laura Miller September 14, 2006

  • Master of the ordinary

    Haruki Murakami's latest novel unveils a world in which the fantastic is trite and the everyday profound.
    By Charles Taylor January 21, 2005

  • Imagining death

    From Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" to Stephen King's "From a Buick 8" to Haruki Murakami's "After the Quake," post 9/11 fiction offers readers consolation, harsh truths and a glimpse of the great mystery.
    By Laura Miller September 9, 2002

  • What to read: September fiction

    From a surreal, carnal coming-of-age set on Coney Island to a wicked, gossipy story of the literary life, our critics pick the best books.
    By Salon's critics September 13, 2000

  • "After the Quake" by Haruki Murakami

    From the author of "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle," mysterious stories of love, loss and frogs set in a Japan harrowed by earthquakes and terrorism.
    By Laura Miller September 5, 2002

  • South Of The Border, West Of The Sun

    Ray Sawhill reviews 'South of the Border, West of The Sun' by Haruki Murakami.
    By Ray Sawhill February 24, 1999

  • Haruki Murakami

    Laura Miller and Don George interview Haruki Murakami, author of 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,' 'A Wild Sheep Chase' and 'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.'
    By Laura Miller December 16, 1997

  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

    Laura Miller reviews Haruki Murakami's novel "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle".
    By Laura Miller November 24, 1997
Salon Directory › h › Haruki Murakami (9 stories)

From Salon's blogs