What I talk about when I talk about running a memoir
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influenc...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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New York, NY :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: | In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and--even more important--on his writing.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Japan ... by Bungeishunjū, Ltd., Tokyo, in 2007"--T.p. verso. "A Borzoi book." |
| Physical Description: | vii, 179 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307269195 0307269191 |
| Author Notes: | He writes both fiction and non-fiction works. His fiction works include Norwegian Wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, The Strange Library, and Men Without Women. Several of his stories have been adapted for the stage and as films. His nonfiction works include What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. He has received numerous literary awards including the Franz Kafka Prize for Kafka on the Shore, the Yomiuri Prize for The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and the Jerusalem Prize. He has translated into Japanese literature written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Carver, Truman Capote, John Irving, and Paul Theroux. (Bowker Author Biography) |
