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Article: Haruki Murakami.(News)

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March 17, 2005
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When English translations of Haruki Murakami novels appeared they were carried around like badges, identifying their readers as members of a club for the discerning reader.

You can't judge a book by its cover. But bookish types can't resist judging others by the books they read.

Now Murakamis are three for two at the supermarket. But that doesn't diminish his mastery and we love the fact that more people are beguiled by Murakami's worlds.

He is at his finest when he writes breathless futuristic ...

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