![]() Student-run and serving blends enjoyed by Murakami himself, the Orange Cat Cafe is a homage to his earlier jazz cafe. Photo by Waseda International House of Literature ![]() A memoir, published in 2008, ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’ is a series of essays about his experiences of running. His late start was no impediment, however, as he soon began running marathons and triathlons. Taking to another hobby later in life, Murakami became a keen runner at the age of 33. Popular titles include Norwegian Wood, the Wind Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, with his non-fiction writing growing in popularity in more recent years. While Murakami didn’t begin writing until the age of 29, he has since produced 14 novels, dozens of short stories and over 40 pieces of non-fiction. Having worked part-time at a record shop until then, his love of music and his ability to create worlds were combined. Just before graduating from Waseda, Murakami and his future-wife Yoko opened a jazz cafe called Peter Cat in Kokubunji, running it for seven years. ![]() Raised in Hyogo prefecture, he later moved to Tokyo to study drama at Waseda University. Author of novels, essays and short stories, Haruki Murakami is a world-renowned writer with a bounty of interests that thread through his work. ![]()
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