Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami (村上春樹 Murakami Haruki; born January 12, 1949) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. His work has been described by the Virginia Quarterly Review as "easily accessible, yet profoundly complex".

Translation Notes

• Two chapters from the original three volume paperback edition of Nejimakidori Kuronikuru (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle), originally found in the third volume Nejimakidori Chronicle Vol. 3 torisashi otoko hen, were not included in the English translation by Jay Rubin. In addition, one of the chapters near the excluded two was moved ahead of another chapter, taking it out of the context of the original order. The two missing chapters elaborate on the relationship between main characters Toru Okada and Creta Kano, and a "hearing" of the wind-up bird as Toru burns a box of his wife Kumiko's belongings.